What an intense children's book! This book was an emotional dive into the life of a transgender girl in the fourth grade. It's not my experience, but I think Alex Gino has captured a human experience that we don't often get to see represented, and has done it well. My great hope is that our society becomes more accepting of transgender people of all ages, and that we end the destructive ways "male" traits are elevated over "female" ones. So many feelings and thoughts. I'm glad this book exists and I look forward to the day that stories about trans kids are more commonplace and reflect a reality that isn't so hard for them.