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For young teens, this is a must-have book celebrating the history of 30 trans, gender expansive, and nonbinary heroes throughout the world.. Explore the history of trans and nonbinary people throughout the world in this gorgeously illustrated nonfiction book for young teens. Readers will be educated and enlightened about gender-expansive people who have made a difference in our history and who continue to help raise awareness of diversity and inclusion in current society. Introductory materials give readers an insight into pronoun usage, the history of the word "transgender," and more before providing engaging and fascinating information about thirty trans, gender expansive, and nonbinary people who have helped shape our world. From Callon of Epidaurus (the first intersex individual to receive surgery) to Elliot Page (a trans actor) to Tomoya Hosoda (the first trans politician in Japan) , this book will open up dialogue and help educate young adults on the history, legacy, and future of trans, gender expansive, and nonbinary people and their rights at a time when protecting those rights is needed more than ever.
About the Author
Katherine Locke is the award-winning author of THE GIRL WITH THE RED BALLOON, THE SPY WITH THE RED BALLOON, IT'S A WHOLE SPIEL and other titles. Their newest book is BEDTIME FOR SUPERHEROES. They live and write in Philadelphia with their feline overlords and their addiction to chai lattes. They not-so-secretly believe most stories are fairytales in disguise. You can find them online at @bibliogato on Twitter and Instagram and at KatherineLockeBooks.com
