TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gino,Alex
TI  - Melissa
SN  - 1338843419
AV  - PZ7.1.G567 Mel 2022
U1  - FIC GIN 23/eng/20220624
KW  - Gender identity
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Transgender youth
KW  - Transgender children
KW  - Gender nonconformity
KW  - Middle school students
KW  - Bullying
KW  - Friendship
KW  - Transgender fiction
KW  - fast
KW  - Social problem fiction
KW  - Novels
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Children's stories
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Juvenile works
N1  - Author requested publisher to change name of title in 2021, previously titled "George."; Ages 9+
N2  - "When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part ... because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte -- but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all."--; When people look at Melissa, they think they see a boy named George. But she knows she's a girl. Melissa thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part-- because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte-- but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all. - adapted from jacket
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