I really dug this! It's a very funny and, for me, relatable book about struggling with gender identity/expression/politics throughout one's tween and teen years. Narratively, I appreciated that Liz Prince doesn't identify as trans* or queer but still got a lot of bullying for her, uh, tomboy-ish style. And I like that it includes her whole arc of finding a new community and a way to express herself (through art in comics)--it's kind of an "it gets better" ending but not one that seems tacked on or implausible the way fictional stories of bullying can feel when things get wrapped up too neatly.

I'm planning to booktalk this to junior high kids--there is some ~adult language~ in here but it also deals so frankly with bullying and I know so many kids can relate to it that basically I think sharing it with kids would be worth the slight chance of parental backlash.