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Between perfect and real / Ray Stoeve.
Dean, a 17 year old trans boy is cast as the male lead in the school play. It is at this point in his life that he begins exploring his gender further and realises he needs to come out and transition. It explores how his relationships with friends, family, his girlfriend and himself change and stay the same as he comes out and begins to socially transition.
Record details
- ISBN: 1419746014
- ISBN: 9781419746017
- Physical Description: 300 pages
- Publisher: New York : Amulet Books, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 23.99 |
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| Subject: | Transgender people > Fiction. Identity > Fiction. Theater > Fiction. High schools > Fiction. Schools > Fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | YA Stoev | 31681020158275 | YADULT | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
After being cast as Romeo in the school play, Dean realizes he wants everyone to see him as he really is, a male, and not just play one on the stage, despite the risk of losing everything. - Grand Central Pub
Ray Stoeveâs Between Perfect and Real is a moving YA debut about a trans boy finding his voiceâand himself.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Dean Foster knows heâs a trans guy. Heâs watched enough YouTube videos and done enough questioning to be sure. But everyone at his high school thinks heâs a lesbianâincluding his girlfriend, Zoe, and his theater director, who just cast him as a ânontraditionalâ Romeo. He wonders if maybe it would be easier to wait until college to come out.
But as he plays Romeo every day in rehearsals, Dean realizes he wants everyone to see him as he really is nowâânot just on the stage, but everywhere in his life. Dean knows what he needs to do. Can playing a role help Dean be his true self?
âPerfectly captures the roller-coaster ride of being a queer high school senior. Stoeve gives voice to the heartbreaks and triumphs of regular kid life in that time when weâre all trying to figure out who weâve been, who we are, and who we want to be. A beautiful read.â âDaisy Eagan, writer and Tony Awardâwinning actor - Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
A moving YA debut about a trans boy finding his voice'and himself
Dean Foster knows he's a trans guy. He's watched enough YouTube videos and done enough questioning to be sure. But everyone at his high school thinks he's a lesbian'including his girlfriend Zoe, and his theater director, who just cast him as a 'nontraditional' Romeo. He wonders if maybe it would be easier to wait until college to come out. But as he plays Romeo every day in rehearsals, Dean realizes he wants everyone to see him as he really is now''not just on the stage, but everywhere in his life. Dean knows what he needs to do. Can playing a role help Dean be his true self? - Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Ray Stoeveâs Between Perfect and Real is a moving YA debut about a trans boy finding his voiceâand himself.
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A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
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Dean Foster knows heâs a trans guy. Heâs watched enough YouTube videos and done enough questioning to be sure. But everyone at his high school thinks heâs a lesbianâincluding his girlfriend, Zoe, and his theater director, who just cast him as a ânontraditionalâ Romeo. He wonders if maybe it would be easier to wait until college to come out.
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But as he plays Romeo every day in rehearsals, Dean realizes he wants everyone to see him as he really is nowâânot just on the stage, but everywhere in his life. Dean knows what he needs to do. Can playing a role help Dean be his true self?
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âPerfectly captures the roller-coaster ride of being a queer high school senior. Â Stoeve gives voice to the heartbreaks and triumphs of regular kid life in that time when weâre all trying to figure out who weâve been, who we are, and who we want to be. A beautiful read.â âDaisy Eagan, writer and Tony Awardâwinning actor
