{"product_id":"symptoms-of-being-human-a-powerful-ya-debut-about-a-genderfluid-teen-and-coming-out","title":"Symptoms of Being Human: A Powerful YA Debut About a Genderfluid Teen and Coming Out","description":"\u003cp\u003eStarred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist * YALSA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers * ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults List * 2017 Rainbow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sharply honest and moving debut perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Ask the Passengers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiley Cavanaugh is many things: Punk rock. Snarky. Rebellious. And gender fluid. Some days Riley identifies as a boy, and others as a girl. But Riley isn't exactly out yet. And between starting a new school and having a congressman father running for reelection in über-conservative Orange County, the pressure—media and otherwise—is building up in Riley's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the advice of a therapist, Riley starts an anonymous blog to vent those pent-up feelings and tell the truth of what it's really like to be a gender fluid teenager. But just as Riley's starting to settle in at school—even developing feelings for a mysterious outcast—the blog goes viral, and an unnamed commenter discovers Riley's real identity, threatening exposure. And Riley must make a choice: walk away from what the blog has created—a lifeline, new friends, a cause to believe in—or stand up, come out, and risk everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom debut author Jeff Garvin comes a powerful and uplifting portrait of a modern teen struggling with high school, relationships, and what it means to be a person.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46582398484514,"sku":"9780062382863","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/3841\/0530\/files\/9780062382863.jpg?v=1787802538","url":"https:\/\/anovelideabookshop.org\/products\/symptoms-of-being-human-a-powerful-ya-debut-about-a-genderfluid-teen-and-coming-out","provider":"A Novel Idea Bookshop ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}