Justin and Ysabel are understandably upset about what’s happened – not so much out of prejudice (although they do have to address their own biases throughout the course of the story, and those moments of growth are well handled) but because the constants of their lives have totally changed. This is a story about a family that loves each other – parents who are there for their kids, and would do anything for them, but who are also fully realized human beings, who have their own identities to work out. We see them make a real journey from the beginning of the book to the end of it. First, the character voices of Justin and Ysabel are very strongly rendered, and I liked way we heard both of their first person voices in back and forth narratives. The majority of the book takes place after Chris has come out as Christine and moved away from the family as they figure out what to do, when the twins spend a week with their dad to try and repair their relationship. Their father’s biggest secret is exposed – he is transgender – and now the whole family has to figure out how to move forward. Things are really as good as they possibly can be when you’re a teenager. Ysabel is an artist, whose jewelry is actually beginning to get some notice in the art community.
Justin is a straight-A student and a rising star of his school’s debate team. Review: As far as being a teenager goes, Justin and Ysabel Nicholas have it pretty great. Definitely recommended as another great title for YA Pride Month. Who would we give it to? These characters are so beautifully relatable that I would give this to almost any fan of YA contemporary realism.
So to read this amazing, loving book about this family was really wonderful, and absolutely Slatebreaking. There are not a ton of books out there about transgender identity, and I’ve actually never read one before that talked about transgender parents. We love reading books that take a complicated question surrounding gender identity (in this case it is the main characters’ father) and investigate it in a thoughtful, sincere way. If I didn’t know about this book ahead of time, I would absolutely pick it up off a library or bookstore shelf to see what the deal was.ĭoes it Break the Slate? By all means, this is a Slatebreaking book. It hints at what the book is about without sensationalizing and it’s simple and clean but still really aesthetically pleasing.
Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction (YA)įace Value: I love this cover.
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