Growing Up Trans
In Our Own Words
Our lives, our voices.
La description
What does it mean to be young and transgender today?
Growing Up Trans shares stories, essays, art and poetry created by trans youth aged 11 to 18. In their own words, the works illustrate the trans experience through childhood, family and daily life, school, their bodies and mental health. Together the collection is a story of the challenges, big and small, of being a young trans person. At the same time, it’s a toolkit for all young people, transgender or not, about what understanding, acceptance and support for the trans community looks like. In addition to the contributed works, there are questions and tips from experts in the field of transgender studies to challenge the reader on how to be a trans ally.
Growing Up Trans came out of a series of workshops held in Victoria, British Columbia, to bring together trans youth from across the country with mentors in the community.
Récompenses
- Short-listed, Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable Information Book Award 2022
- Commended, Bank Street College of Education Children's Book Committee Best Children's Books of the Year 2022
- Commended, BC Books for BC Schools 2021
- Short-listed, Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction 2022
- Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens, starred selection 2022
- Short-listed, Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award 2022
- Commended, Ontario Library association (OLA) Best Bets 2022
- Commended, Forest of Reading Yellow Cedar Award Honour Book 2023
- Short-listed, Rocky Mountain Book Award (RMBA) 2023
Reviews
“Heartfelt and honest, this will be a valuable resource for trans readers hoping to see themselves and will help cis readers better understand their journeys. ”
- Booklist
“Filled with hope, love, and anger, the collection engages innovatively with topics that include voice dysphoria, pronoun usage, and parental acceptance. Whether the tone is joking or heavy-hearted, the anthology amplifies and unites these often-ignored voices and is a startling testament to these kids’ resiliency. ”
- Quill & Quire
“A vibrant collection. ..Engagingly designed with colorful page borders and backgrounds, the volume is a rich resource for youth (and adults), both trans and not, for understanding and supporting trans lives. ”
- Mombian
“Sensitive and heartfelt…A sense of hope permeates these stories, and readers will root for their success. Middle and high school libraries should consider this title as a useful classroom resource for adults as much as for students. ”
- School Library Connection
“Without a doubt, a necessary and groundbreaking book.”
- Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)
“These narratives are enlightening, heartbreaking, hopeful, haunting, raw, and real, and, all together, they create an overarching narrative that will be beneficial to young people and adults alike, and it is also a fantastic resource for parents, educators, and allies everywhere…A truly innovative, inclusive, and thoughtful resource...Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words is not only important; it is essential.”
- CM: Canadian Review of Materials
“A vibrant collection…This book serves stereotype-busting diverse perspectives that are sure to resonate with many.”
- School Library Journal (SLJ)
“The collection of stories, poems and artwork in Growing Up Trans provides the reader with insight into the maelstrom of ups and downs, fears and triumphs, self-reflections and affirmations that is the lived experience of many trans youth. The contributing authors and artists have generously shared their deeply personal, witty, insightful and sometimes dead-silly thoughts and musings, and the reader will hopefully get a sense of the vast panoply of identities and the hard-fought resilience that have emerged as these youth come to be the person they see inside.”
- Daniel L. Metzger, MD, Pediatric Endocrinologist, BC Children's Hospital, and Clinical Professor, University of British Columbia