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The ship we built

A fifth-grader whose best friends walked away, whose mother is detached, and whose father does unspeakable things, copes with the help of friend Sofie and anonymous letters tied to balloons and released. Includes a list of resources related to abuse, gender, sexuality, and more.

Main Author: Bean, Lexie (Author)
Other Authors: Grigni, Noah (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Dial Books, [2020]
Subjects:
Gender identity > Juvenile fiction.
Letters > Juvenile fiction.
Middle schools > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Family life > Juvenile fiction.
Sexual abuse > Juvenile fiction.
Best friends > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: A fifth-grader whose best friends walked away, whose mother is detached, and whose father does unspeakable things, copes with the help of friend Sofie and anonymous letters tied to balloons and released. Includes a list of resources related to abuse, gender, sexuality, and more.
Physical Description: 284 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Audience: Ages 10-14.
Grades 7-9.
ISBN: 9780525554837
0525554831
Author Notes: Lexie Bean is a writer, actor, and curator, as well as an advocate for trans and non-binary domestic violence survivors. Lexie's writing has been featured in Teen Vogue , Huffington Post , The Feminist Wire , and more. They are the fourth recipient of the Bookshop Santa Cruz Writing Residency at the Wellstone Center in the Redwoods. This is their first children's book.

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