George by Alex Gino, a transgender story

Is a fiction novel of a boy who wants to be seen as a girl. His journey takes him to some twist and turns. His mother and brother don’t know of his secret of wanting to be a girl. But then there is the play, her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George wants to be cast as Charlotte. The thing is that everybody sees him as a boy so he can’t try out for the part. George out of anxious comes out with a plan to play the part of Charlotte and for everyone to see him as a girl. Kelly, George best friend encourages him to try for the part that and not only that but to become a girl too. His mother can’t come to terms with the fact he wants to be seen as a girl. Then there is his brother who does come around and supports George decision to be a girl. This book deals with Transgender community and what a child who wants to come out life can be so difficult.

This book is for educational and support for the transgender and heterogender community. It helps in understanding the life of a transgender individual deals with coming out and publicly announcing his gender identity. This can bring a light to accepting the person for who they are. Another book with similar topic is Gracefully Grayson which has to do with a boy who wants to be a girl and the other is a nonfiction book called Being Jazz by Jazz Jennings with the same topic.