Be Who You Are: Transgender Issue Comes To Falmouth Schools - Cape Cod Wave

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Be Who You Are: Transgender Issue Comes To Falmouth Schools - Cape Cod Wave

FALMOUTH – Elizabeth Abbott, the library teacher at Morse Pond School, prides herself on having a book for every student at the school for fifth and sixth graders. But at a recent visit, there were no copies of “George” by Alex Gino on the library shelves. That is because it has been repeatedly borrowed by …

Yay to author and team member Alex Gino! 

The book, “George,” Abbott said, is revolutionary in its way “because it really separates out this idea of identity. Many [young adult] books are tied to romances. This is really about who you are and who you feel you need to be,” she said. “For me it was groundbreaking.”

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Jan 02, 2016
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