(It is.) It's also a brave, exhilarating, heart-stopping, roller-coaster ride of self-discovery that will leave you cheering. 'Don't be intimidated when I say that Gracefully Grayson is an important book. More advance praise for Gracefully Grayson Cybils Awards, 2015, Nominee, Middle Grade Fiction Best Childrens Books of the Year, 2015. Will new strength from an unexpected friendship and a caring teacher's wisdom be enough to help Grayson step into the spotlight she was born to inhabit?ĭebut author Ami Polonsky's moving, beautifully-written novel about identity, self-esteem, and friendship shines with the strength of a young person's spirit and the enduring power of acceptance. Despite the risks, Grayson's true self itches to break free.

The weight of this secret is crushing, but sharing it would mean facing ridicule, scorn, rejection, or worse. Grayson Sender has been holding onto a secret for what seems like forever: 'he' is a girl on the inside, stuck in the wrong gender's body. What if who you are on the outside doesn't match who you are on the inside? Last week, apparently under the impression that none of the books had yet been released, several authors (including Jewish writer Ami Polonsky, author of the trans-themed young adult novel. A former language arts teacher and literacy coach, Ami remains passionate about guiding children towards a love of books and helping create lifetime readers. Thank you, Ami Polonsky, for creating this memorable character who will open hearts and minds and very possibly be the miracle that changes lives.' -James Howe, award-winning and best-selling author of The Misfits Ami Polonsky is a reading and writing tutor, mother to two young children, and author of Gracefully Grayson, among other things. Its story is so compelling I found myself holding my breath as I read it and so intimate I felt as if what was happening to Grayson was happening to me. 'Tenderly and courageously told, Gracefully Grayson is a small miracle of a book.

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