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BOOK: Alex, As Well by Alyssa Brugman
Alex just wants to be a normal teenager, experimenting with make-up, girls and vegetarianism. Why is this so hard for her parents to accept? And why can't she shut up the boy-Alex who's still inside her? A decision to stop taking medication results in events spiralling out of control as Alex tries to figure out matters such as identity, gender, sexuality and relationships.
This is a quick, easy YA read, but it gave me a lot of food for thought - about intersex people and the issues they face, and about how external factors such as the medical establishment come into play. Not to mention parents, who may be pressured into making a decision when the child is too young to understand.
You can read the first chapter here, courtesy of the Guardian.
This is a quick, easy YA read, but it gave me a lot of food for thought - about intersex people and the issues they face, and about how external factors such as the medical establishment come into play. Not to mention parents, who may be pressured into making a decision when the child is too young to understand.
You can read the first chapter here, courtesy of the Guardian.