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Born a girl, Peyton Honeycutt meets Tara Parks in the eighth grade bathroom shortly after he gets his first period. It is the best and worst day of his life. Determined to impress Tara, Peyton sets out to win her love by mastering the drums and basketball. He takes on Tara's small-minded mother, the bully at school, and the prejudices within his conservative hometown. In the end, Peyton must accept and stand up for who he is or lose the woman he loves.
A Boy Like Me is being published by 215 Ink. It's official release date is September 4, 2014.
- Sales Rank: #1118209 in Books
- Published on: 2014-07-30
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x .61" w x 5.25" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 270 pages
Review
2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist (LGBT Category)
2014 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Finalist
"One of the 10 Best Indie YA Novels of 2014" - Foreword Reviews
"A Boy Like Me is a big-hearted novel narrated by an unforgettable character: Peyton, a boy trapped in the body of a girl. As he navigates his complicated coming-of-age, Peyton's powerhouse voice - funny, sad and charming, riding edges of both humor and pathos - renders his experience universal. I cheered Peyton on even as I cringed at some of his understandable missteps; continued rooting for him through the book's sweet surprise of an ending; and carry him with me now as I do anyone, real or imagined, who touches my soul." - Lisa Borders, author of The Fifty-First State and Cloud Cuckoo Land
"Tara and Peyton's story progresses like a classic forbidden-love romance. A reader would be hard-pressed to not care about these characters by the end of the book. The book is ultimately realistic without being utterly bleak, smart without going over the heads of a YA audience, and impactful without being moralistic, or extending the meaning of Peyton's individual life too far beyond him to somehow stand in for "all" trans youth." - Mitch Kellaway, Lambda Literary
"This story of a trans boy falling in love with a girl in high school is delightful and heartwarming in all the right places. Wood perfectly captures the intensity and immediacy of adolescent ups and downs." - Emerson M. Fuller, Foreword Reviews
"A classic love story! Wood gets all the details of a trans individual coming-of-age into this novel. From the feelings about clothes, to the relationships with parents to the negotiations of life at school, this story rings true. Wood takes care with her setting and makes life, as painful and joyful as it can be, realistic. This novel is a great examination of what it means to come to terms with who you are and what it means to be true to yourself." - Alex Myers, author of Revolutionary
About the Author
Jennie Wood is the creator and writer of Flutter, a graphic novel series. Flutter, Volume One: Hell Can Wait, the first graphic novel in the series, is available on 215 Ink. The Advocate calls Flutter one of the best LGBT graphic novels of 2013. She is also a contributor to the award-winning, New York Times best-selling comic anthology, FUBAR: Empire of the Rising Dead and FUBAR: American History Z. Born and raised in North Carolina, Jennie currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with her girlfriend. She writes non-fiction features for infoplease.com and teaches at Grub Street, Boston's independent writing center. Learn more about Jennie's work at jenniewood.com.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Didn't want to put it down! Emotional roller coaster
By Elizabeth A. Delaney
It is a rare occurrence for me to pick up a book and not want to put it down. I was never that way with any of the Harry Potters or even my favorite mysteries. I tend to find a comfort zone of reading 20-35 pages in a sitting and don't read every day. But those precious times when a book flows so incredibly well from chapter to chapter, I've managed to read a whole novel in only a couple of days. This was the experience I had reading my friend Jennie Wood's first YA novel, A BOY LIKE ME.
If you're interested in the writing process, Jennie has been on my podcast, Vodka O'Clock, to talk about what it was like for her to create the book. We explored as much as possible from the cover design to how delicately she handled the story of a transgendered protagonist when she herself isn't.
A BOY LIKE ME comes in around 300 pages and covers the teen years of Katherine "Peyton" Honeycutt. Throughout most of the novel, Peyton is unaware of his gender identity and struggles every day feeling like there's something wrong with his female body. The book boldly starts off with an 8th grade girl getting her first period at school while wearing a dress and fancy shoes her mother insisted on. She meets a new girl at school, Tara Parks, who convinces her to swap outfits for the day. Tara's body confidence and go-getter personality were as foreign to Katherine as her own female body felt. This is where the young romance story begins. It's Tara who gives Katherine the new name Peyton and I actually don't think there's ever an instance where Tara needs to choose either "he" or "she"; I'm pretty sure I only remember Tara saying "Peyton," "you," "we" or "us."
The reason Peyton's life is relatable as a character even for a reader who is cisgendered, is that so many people of any gender go through times hating their bodies and feeling that deep desire to be someone else. There's a seed in our guts that gets planted somewhere along the way as we grow up that germinates into a hologram making us believe we would only be happy if... if we could have that other person's life. It's not a trans-exclusive struggle but their inability to disguise their misidentified bodies is uniquely theirs and something cis- people should learn about to gain a bit of understanding.
Jennie puts Peyton through a series of obstacles as the character moves through high school. He's athletic but gets placed on the girls' teams. He changes for gym class in a stall instead of the locker area where all the girls are comfortable in front of each other. He moves through this life with a religiously misguided and oppressive mother who lays all excuses for her failures on Peyton's father leaving them. Luckily, readers get the reprieve on their hearts every time Peyton's fantastic Uncle RB is around; he is the best father figure possible and completely supportive without prying about what Peyton is going through. It's sort of a situation where certain people know Peyton is a male identity long before he does. The emotional roller coaster had me crying plenty of times. The love from Uncle RB was one thing but Peyton's relationship with Tara was constantly a battle until Peyton found his real self. The very real misconception many of the characters have towards Peyton is that "she's" a lesbian even though the word makes no sense to him since he feels like a boy in love with a girl. Even though Uncle RB is awesome about the whole thing, there are townsfolk and classmates who make it their mission to torment Tara and Peyton for being freaks and dykes.
What I liked about the writing style is that this is a story about regular people in a small town and Jennie Wood makes everyday moments into full chapters. It's a way of writing I'm not used to anymore. I think it's because so much of my reading material is unrealistic: funny murder mysteries, gruesome action-packed adventures, or characters with special powers. Sure, you can take super-powered characters and craft a very human story (as is prominently done in things like X-MEN) but it's never one hundred percent relatable. Spider-Man's Peter Parker might be considered one of the most "everyday" characters in comics, yet, he's a science genius in one of the largest cities in America. I can't relate to Peter Parker all that much. A scene of Spider-Man is not going to be like a scene from my life but a scene in A BOY LIKE ME easily can be. We have dive bars where bands play and that's pretty much the only thing to do if you aren't at a high school sports event. I haven't wanted to watch that since I was in the high school marching band so, no thanks, I'll stay home on Friday night. Otherwise, it's boring small town life with a movie theatre several miles away and shopping malls.
If you are willing to take on the emotions, I can't recommend A BOY LIKE ME highly enough. I read it in 2 days. I found myself wanting to finish whatever I was working on so I could get back to it as quickly as possible. Hopefully, anyone who reads my reviews understands that the Young Adult label is not a restriction on who would enjoy the book. It's more like a guide letting you know the main characters are young and that it's likely not appropriate for a 10 year old or younger. You should like what you like and don't let any loud mouth columnists make you feel bad for enjoying a YA book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Peyton stuck with me long after I finished reading his story.
By Kelly Robertson
Peyton Honeycutt, the protagonist of A Boy Like Me, is an unforgettable character. Peyton is a boy trapped in a girl’s body and is so expertly drawn that I felt the awkwardness, pain, and joy that is part of everyone’s adolescence. By getting to know Peyton, I have a new empathy for all transgendered people and what they must go through on a day-to-day basis. I was totally drawn into Peyton and Tara’s world, rooting for Peyton to get his girl and cheering on Tara for always being there for Peyton. A Boy Like Me should be read by anyone struggling with gender identity issues. A mark of a good book for me is how I think about the book after I’ve finished it. Peyton stayed in my thoughts for weeks afterward, and I thank Jennie Wood for writing Peyton’s story.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
A Wonderful Story
By Carolyn Bankowski
I started reading a Boy Like Me on Saturday. Once I started, I could not put it down and wound up staying in until I finished even though I really did not want the book to end. The characters in the book were so well developed, I felt I knew them personally and became vested in their story. I laughed and cried many times while reading. I always know I love a book when I continue to think about the story a week or so after I finish reading. The story was touching and memorable. I think everyone has experienced times while growing up where they felt different or awkward and can empathize with Peyton's struggles. The story was a good reminder to embrace and cherish what makes each of us unique. I highly recommend this book.
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