Trans Mission
My Quest to a Beard
New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2019]
Format: Book
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Description: 296 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
"A brave firsthand account of author Alex Bertie's life, struggles, and victories as a transgender teen, and a guide for transitioning teens"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Let's get some things straight -- Childhood -- Becoming a teen -- Puberty & self-hate -- The big chop -- Dealing with bullies -- Getting help -- Chest binding -- Coming out to my family -- Hello! My name is ... -- Being stealth at college -- Youth group support -- Starting my physical transition -- Hormone treatment -- Top surgery -- Bottom surgery -- Dating as trans -- Sex & intimacy -- Making videos -- Job hunting -- Our place in the world -- A message from my mum -- Accepting trans people -- The other side.
Subjects:
Bertie, Alex, 1995-
Transgender people -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Transgender youth -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Transgender people -- Identity -- Juvenile literature.
Bertie, Alex, 1995-
Transgender people -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Transgender youth -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Transgender people -- Identity -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: Ages 12 and up.
ISBN:
9780316529037
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T BIOGRAPHY Bertie, Alex | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Teen Biography | In |
T BIOGRAPHY Bertie, Alex | Southeast | Teen Biography | In |
"Originally published in 2017 by Wren & Rook in Great Britain"--Title verso.