Jamie by L. D. Lapinski

The Blurb On The Back:

Have you ever had a secret?
The sort you lie awake at night thinking about?
I have.

A couple of years ago, I told my friends my secret. About me not being a girl or a boy. About me being non-binary. It was a little weird at first, but now things are pretty good.

Or at least, things were pretty good.

Until we started Year Six. Until we had to start thinking about secondary schools. Until I realised there was one school for boys, and one for girls, but no place for me.

That was when everything went wrong

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The Verdict:

L. D. Lapinski’s LGBTQ+ friendly novel for readers aged 9+ is a compelling and entertaining look at what it means to be non-binary and to campaign for what you believe in. Lapinski does a great job of explaining what being non-binary means and includes definitions of the various terms used. I particularly admired how they show how allies can find it difficult to understand what it means to be non-binary and pressure non-binary people to conform.

JAMIE was released in the United Kingdom on 30th March 2023. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.