{"product_id":"gender-queer-maia-kobabe-9781549304002","title":"Gender Queer: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003e2020 ALA Alex Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2020 Stonewall -- Israel Fishman Non-fiction Award Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e\/em\/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortable with strangers knowing about em. \u003ci\u003eNow, Gender Queer\u003c\/i\u003e is here. Maia's intensely cathartic autobiography charts eir journey of self-identity, which includes the mortification and confusion of adolescent crushes, grappling with how to come out to family and society, bonding with friends over erotic gay fanfiction, and facing the trauma and fundamental violation of pap smears. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Started as a way to explain to eir family what it means to be nonbinary and asexual, \u003ci\u003eGender Queer\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a personal story: it is a useful and touching guide on gender identity--what it means and how to think about it--for advocates, friends, and humans everywhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It's also a great resource for those who identify as nonbinary or asexual as well as for those who know someone who identifies that way and wish to better understand.\" -- SLJ (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maia Kobabe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1549304003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781549304002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oni Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.70w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/28\/2019","brand":"Maia Kobabe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054173843711,"sku":"9781549304002","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_11372d52-a76a-42a2-b611-98ee3938496a.jpg?v=1685028357","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gender-queer-maia-kobabe-9781549304002","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}