George.
Gino, A. (2015) George . New York, NY: Scholastic Press George is a 4 th grader boy who feels he is a girl. Though he considers himself a girl, it is a secret he holds within. The 4 th grade classes are performing Charlotte’s Web as a play ,and he knows he wants to play charlotte. He is rejected though, his teacher believing it a joke. So his best friend Kelly hatches a plan to get him not only playing Charlotte, but finally revealing his secret to his family. I see how this book could help people having similar issues, or help people to understand transgender children. For me, it was a bit hard to read. I felt it was sending mixed messages. The back cover says “Be who you are”. I feel he isn’t really doing that though. He even changes his name to Melissa by the end. I did like how he dealt with the bully however, that was clever.