Morris YA Debut Award and received the Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature in 2017. Girl Mans Up was a finalist in the William C. Despite that, Gross still praises the story presented in the novel, including its "nuanced drama built on themes of identity, respect, and the desire to be recognized for who you are." In her review for The Horn Book Magazine, Claire Gross comments on the design of some of the characters in the novel, especially Pen's parents, whom she considers to be "a bit too close to immigrant stereotypes", as well as Pen's girlfriend, Blake, as being generic. Kirkus Reviews praised Pen's character, calling her a "strong genderqueer lesbian character, imperfect, independent, and deserving of every cheer." Jen Doll, writing for The New York Times, called the novel a compulsive read, and spoke positively about Pen, whom Doll considered to be "an inspiration to anyone who's struggled to be understood". Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Girl Mans Up. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. The book tells the story of Penelope Oliveira, a queer Portuguese American teenager who struggles to find people who will accept her for who she is. Girl Mans Up - Ebook written by M-E Girard. M-E Girard’s debut, GIRL MANS UP, won the Lambda Literary Award and was a finalist for the William C. Girl Mans Up is a coming-of-age novel written by M-E Girard and published by HarperCollins in 2016. Old-world parents, disintegrating friendships, and strong feelings for other girls drive Pen to see the truth-that in order to be who she truly. They think the way she looks and acts means she's trying to be a boy-that she should quit trying to be something she's not.
Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature All Pen wants is to be the kind of girl she's always been.
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