What Makes You Beautiful

From the Series Lorimer Real Love

  • Interest Level: Grade 7 - Grade 12
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

Logan knows he likes boys, but has not come out, and no one knows that he likes to sometimes wear girls’ clothes and makeup. Then Logan starts at a school for the arts. There he meets Kyle, who is straight. Logan experiments with nail polish and more feminine clothes. Logan begins questioning his gender and decides to use they pronouns while trying to figure things out. Logan meets a classmate’s mother, who is a transgender woman, and begins to come to terms with their gender identity. Realizing they are not a gay boy, but a transgender girl, Logan asks for people to call them Veronica. As a girl, does Veronica stand a chance with Kyle? Learn more in this moving high/low YA romance.

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Interest Level Grade 7 - Grade 12
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre High/Low, Social Studies, Young Adult
Category Diverse Books: LGBTQIA+, Diversity, SEL: A Self-Awareness, SEL: C Social Awareness, SEL: D Relationship Skills, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2019
Publisher James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publishers
Imprint Lorimer Children & Teens
Language English
Number of Pages 168
Publication Date 2020-08-01
Text Type Fiction—Romance
BISACS YAF052040, YAF031040, YAF017010
Dewey [Fic]
Dimensions 5.25 x 7.5
Lexile 630
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Reviewed, and Starred Reviews

Reviews

School Library Journal

“These texts stand out for their authentic depictions of LGBTQ+ teens; recommended for high school collections.” —School Library Journal

Kirkus Reviews

“Thoughtful and affirming.”—Kirkus Reviews