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The journey of Grayson

Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Trangender by Grayson Lee White

September 11, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Grayson Lee White is a young teen by the end of his memoir, Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender.  They started their story at the end (around age 12) but flashback to show us the journey they took.  This is an interesting memoir of Grayson’s transition that is told in their own voice. His journey is relatable and understandable, because what he was going through is something we all can feel: such as he felt he didn’t fit in, things were wrong with his body, and most […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: family, glbtq, Grayson Lee White, siblings, Social Themes, Stephanie Roth Sisson, transgender

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:655 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: family, glbtq, Grayson Lee White, siblings, Social Themes, Stephanie Roth Sisson, transgender ·
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Another bottle of catch-up.

When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller

Show Us Who You Are by Elle McNicoll

Dotson by Grayson Lee White

The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne

Boxers by Gene Luen Yang

Little Moments of Love by Catana Chetwynd

January 21, 2023 by Travis_J_Smith 1 Comment

As per usual, I’m awful at keeping up with the review part of the Cannonball Read equation, so here’s another review dump! To begin, let’s discuss When You Trap a Tiger, one which caught my eye primarily because of its cover art and the Newberry Medal. Having liked my last pick from Target’s middle-reader end cap (A Kind of Spark) so much, I’d been making a point to check out when new books get added to the rotation there and this one in particular caught my […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: a. a. milne, Catana Chetwynd, Elle McNicoll, Gene Luen Yang, Grayson Lee White, Tae Keller

Travis_J_Smith's CBR15 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: a. a. milne, Catana Chetwynd, Elle McNicoll, Gene Luen Yang, Grayson Lee White, Tae Keller ·
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