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Some Assembly Required: The Not-So-Secret Life of a Transgender Teen

Some Assembly Required: The Not-So-Secret Life of a Transgender Teen

Seventeen-year-old Arin Andrews shares all the hilarious, painful, and poignant details of undergoing gender reassignment as a high school student in this winning memoir.

Weâ€™ve all felt uncomfortable in our own skin at some point, and weâ€™ve all been told that â€œitâ€™s just a part of growing up.â€ But for Arin Andrews, it wasnâ€™t a phase that would pass. He had been born in the body of a girl and there seemed to be no relief in sightâ€¦

In this revolutionary memoir, Arin details the journey that led him to make the life-transforming decision to undergo gender reassignment as a high school junior. In his captivatingly witty, honest voice, Arin reveals the challenges he faced as a girl, the humiliation and anger he felt after getting kicked out of his private school, and all the changesâ€”both mental and physicalâ€”he experienced once his transition began. Arin also writes about the thrill of meeting and dating a young transgender woman named Katie Hillâ€¦and the heartache that followed after they broke up.

Some Assembly Required is a true coming-of-age story about knocking down obstacles and embracing family, friendship, and first love. But more than that, it is a reminder that self-acceptance does not come ready-made with a manual and spare parts. Rather, some assembly is always required.

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Binding	Hardcover
PartNumber	black & white illustrations
Height	8.25
Length	5.5
Weight	0.80027801106
Width	0.9
ReleaseDate	2014-09-30
NumberOfItems	1

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