This winner of the first Stonewall Award for Childrenโs & 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 theyโll never cross, the one thing they say theyโll 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 lon ...Full description
This winner of the first Stonewall Award for Childrenโs & 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 theyโll never cross, the one thing they say theyโll 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 canโt resist kissing her.Sage finally discloses a big secret: she was born a boy. Enraged, frightened, and feeling betrayed, Logan lashes out at herโa 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 itโs hard to replace something thatโs been brokenโand itโs even harder to find your way back to friendship when you began with love.***โTackles issues of homophobia, hate crimes and stereotyping with humor and grace in an accessible tone that will resonate with teens.โ โKirkus ReviewsโIt is Sage's story that is truly important.โ โSLJโTeensโboth those familiar with transgender issues and those who are notโwill welcome the honest take on a rarely explored subject.โ โBooklistโA sensitive examination of the seldom treated subject of transgender teens.โ โVOYA