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Almost Perfect

by Brian Katcher
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This winner of the first Stonewall Award for Children’s & Young Adult Literature will make you marvel at the beauty of human connection and the irrepressible nature of love.
 
Everyone has that one line they swear they’ll never cross, the one thing they say they’ll never do. We draw the line. Maybe we even believe it.
 
Sage Hendricks was my line.
 
Logan Witherspoon befriends Sage Hendricks at a time when he no longer trusts or believes in people. He's drawn to Sage, with her constant smile and sexy voice, and his feelings for her grow so strong that he can’t resist kissing her. 
Sage finally discloses a big secret: she was born a boy. Enraged, frightened, and feeling betrayed, Logan lashes out at her–a reaction he soon desperately wishes he could take back. Once his anger cools, Logan is filled with incredible regret, and all he wants is to repair his friendship with Sage.
But it’s hard to replace something that’s been broken—and it’s even harder to find your way back to friendship when you began with love.
 
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“Tackles issues of homophobia, hate crimes and stereotyping with humor and grace in an accessible tone that will resonate with teens.” –Kirkus Reviews
 
“It is Sage's story that is truly important.” –SLJ
 
“Teens—both those familiar with transgender issues and those who are not—will welcome the honest take on a rarely explored subject.” –Booklist
 
“A sensitive examination of the seldom treated subject of transgender teens.” –VOYA

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  • Release date

    October 13, 2009

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780375893797

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780375893797
      • File size: 2498 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 4.5
    • Lexile® Measure: 620
    • Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    • Text Difficulty: 2-3

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      December 1, 2009
      Gr 8 Up-A small-town Missouri boy's world is rocked when he falls for the new girl at school, and she eventually confesses that she is a biological male. Logan's world is small, as is his mind at first, but throughout the book he grows to accept and love Sage for whonot whatshe is. This remarkable book takes a hard look at the difficulties and pain experienced by young male-to-female transsexuals from an easily relatable perspective, as Julie Ann Peters did in "Luna" (Little, Brown, 2004). Logan is a conservative 18-year-old Everyman whose generic voice isn'tand doesn't need to beanything special; although readers follow his growth, it is Sage's story that is truly important. A remarkably "clean" book dealing with sexuality and identity, this is neither preachy nor didactic while directly challenging prejudice and intolerance. With realistic characters and situations, it is a first purchase for all high school collections, and could easily be given to middle school readers who are undaunted by its length."Rhona Campbell, Washington, DC Public Library"

      Copyright 2009 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2010
      Logan falls for Sage, the new girl at his small-town Missouri school--until the discovery that Sage is biologically male derails their fledgling romance. Sage is an intriguing, charismatic character. However, she gets short shrift in a narration that focuses more on Logan's flip-flopping reactions (attraction, disgust, friendship, anger) than on authentic emotional connections between the characters.

      (Copyright 2010 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:4.5
  • Lexile® Measure:620
  • Interest Level:9-12(UG)
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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