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Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"This is Claude. He's five years old, the youngest of five brothers. He also loves peanut butter sandwiches. He also loves wearing a dress, and dreams of being a princess.When he grows up, Claude says, he wants to be a girl. Rosie and Penn want Claude to be whoever Claude wants to be. They're just not sure they're ready to share that with the world. Soon the entire family is keeping Claude's secret. Until one day it explodes."--
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 86 minutes) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
An intimate exploration of the struggles and choices facing transgender kids and their parents. Through moving, personal stories of children, parents, and doctors, this installment of Frontline examines new medical interventions increasingly being offered at younger ages.
Author
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
vii, 263 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In this fascinating account, Travers shows that from very early ages, some as young as 2 and 3 years old, trans kids are different from the sex category that was assigned to them at birth. How they make their voices heard--to their parents and friends, in the schools, in public spaces, and through the courts--is the focus of this remarkable and groundbreaking book. Based on five years of research and interviews with transgender kids ranging from 4...
Author
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
247 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
When Anna Bianchi's grandchild asked, "Nanny, you do know I'm a girl, don't you?", Anna recognised this as a pivotal, and daunting, moment in their relationship. She knew that to answer her grandchild, who had been assigned male at birth, her own attitudes, assumptions and beliefs about gender would need to be examined. With reassuring honesty and openness, Anna draws deeply on four areas: her own experience, current research, interviews with children...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
After they discovered their daughter Ryland was deaf at age one and needed cochlear implants, the Whittingtons spent nearly four years successfully teaching Ryland to speak. But once Ryland gained the power of speech, it was time to listen as Ryland insisted, "I am a boy!" Hillary and her husband Jeff made it their mission to support their child - no matter what.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
182 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Author and photographer Susan Kuklin met and interviewed six transgender or gender-neutral young adults and used her considerable skills to represent them thoughtfully and respectfully before, during, and after their personal acknowledgment of gender preference. Portraits, family photographs, and candid images grace the pages, augmenting the emotional and physical journey each youth has taken. Each honest discussion and disclosure, whether joyful...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
It's the summer before middle school and eleven-year-old Bug's best friend Moira has decided the two of them need to use the next few months to prepare. For Moira, this means figuring out the right clothes to wear, learning how to put on makeup, and deciding which boys are cuter in their yearbook photos than in real life. But none of this is all that appealing to Bug, who doesn't particularly want to spend more time trying to understand how to be...
8) Cowboys
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Troy, a troubled but well-intentioned father who has recently separated from his wife Sally. Aghast at Sally's refusal to let their trans son Joe live as his authentic self, Troy runs off with Joe into the Montana wilderness. Meanwhile police detective pursues them, but her resolve about the case is tested the more she learns about Joe's family. A modern-day Western, Cowboys is a tale of rescue, family betrayal, and a father and son on the run ..."...
9) Calvin
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A transgender boy prepares for the first day of school and introduces himself to his family and friends for the first time"--
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxii, 328 pages : black and white illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Jodie Patterson is the mother of five children, including her ten-year-old transgender son Penelope, the catalyst for the author's reexamination of identity within her own dynamic household -- and the wider world. This inspiring and highly personal debut memoir goes on to examine Jodie's extended family's African American experiences with racism and civil rights, and her own coming of age in New York City in the 70s and 80s, and later on as a wife,...
11) Sam is my sister
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Evan, Sam, and Finn fish, climb trees, and play astronauts together, but when Sam wants to have long hair and wear dresses, Evan is confused until he learns what it means to be transgender.
12) L'immensità
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Italiano
Description
Clara and Felice struggle to raise their three children in the 1970's Rome. Their trans son Andrew yearns for another life, escaping into his own imagination to defuse family tension in this creative and moving film about growing up and breaking the mold.
13) I'm not a girl
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Nobody seems to understand that Hannah is not a girl. His parents ask why he won't wear the cute outfits they pick out. His friend thinks he must be a tomboy. His teacher insists he should be proud to be a girl. But a birthday wish, a new word, and a stroke of courage might be just what Hannah needs to finally show the world who he really is. Based on a true transgender identity journey, I'm Not a Girl is an empowering story about a boy who is determined...
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Canada, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
281 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"All Amanda Jetté Knox ever wanted was to enjoy a stable life. She never knew her biological father, and while her mother and stepfather were loving parents, the situation was sometimes chaotic. At school, she was bullied mercilessly, and at the age of fourteen, she entered a counselling program for alcohol addiction and was successful. While still a teenager, she met the love of her life. They were wed at 20, and the first of three children followed...
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