"Sometimes it's hard to remember that by tomorrow or next week or at least next year, the stuff that seems awful today might actually be funny. That what makes you miserable today will later on in life be a good story to tell your friends."
Angela is who Grady used to be. That is, when he was living his life as a girl. When he discovered that he had Gender Dysphoria and decided to live his life as a male, he chose a name that sounded like a gray area, which is sort of what he felt like he was living in. However, he had no idea that telling everyone about this monumental life change could create such a storm of confusion, hate and thankfully in some aspects, acceptance.
People were already talking about the school's "weird kid" since she chopped off her hair and started dressing like a boy. Once Grady started telling everyone about his name change, he didn't realize what people were capable of. Milk down his back in the crowded cafeteria, public verbal attacks and even an attempt to absolutely humiliate him in gym class. All at the hands of ignorant students who refused to understand what was happening, but instead calling it perverse and wrong. But it wasn't all bad. Grady finds a new friend in Sebastian, helps an old friend realize what's wrong and what's right and even discovers what love means. It's a story about acceptance in every way.
Adolescent Fiction read. This was a really great book. It was a bit slow at first, but once you get into it, it's hard to put down. You found yourself screaming at the ignorance of the idiots Grady is forced to call peers. You want him to get the girl. You want to high five him whenever he stands up for himself. Basically, you get really into it! For a topic that is hard to understand, I felt that I got a really good idea of what it is like to find yourself being born in the wrong body. The emotions in the book sort of become your own and I liked that idea. I was glad this was assigned.
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