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Be who you are! Paz Martinez

Be who you are! Paz Martinez

In the beginning of the book I really thought George was a girl but then I kept reading and realized that she was a boy. George is a fourth grade boy who is a transgender child. She has a hard time finding an opportunity to open up to her family and friends and letting them know who she really was. She found the perfect time to do it but things didn’t work out how she initially had planned. She wanted to do it by playing Charlotte in Charlottes Web play at her school. She was sad thought because her teacher wouldn’t let her participate as the character since she was a boy.
Alex Gino addresses the struggles of being a transgender youth in this book in such a great way! It’s an intense feeling to be one whole differently person on the outside but feel like someone else on the inside, this book seems to recognize and straightforwardly discusses LGBTQ issues. Along with including family misunderstandings, peer support and public acceptance. Readers going through a similar experience will feel that they are no longer alone in the process of coming out to the world. This book helps readers gain understanding about what others have to go through.

One Reply to “Be who you are! Paz Martinez”

  1. I love this blog because in my other class, we were discussing about gender roles and how certain people have a way of referring to them. We even had a guest speaker who was a transgender and told us information and resources about how we can become more aware of our surroundings. I think you nailed it here, Paz. We do need to gain a more understanding of those who are around us. Your blog was very well done and in time, those who has not come out to the public will eventually have that courage to do so and know that they are and will be accepted for who they are.

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