Sasha Masha

High school junior Alex has just begun dating when he begins to realize his true identity as a young woman named Sasha Masha.

Main Author: Borinsky, Agnes (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2020.
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: High school junior Alex has just begun dating when he begins to realize his true identity as a young woman named Sasha Masha.
Alex just wants to be a Real Boy, to feel like he belongs in his home, his family, his skin. Then comes Tracy, who thinks he's adorably awkward, who loves Alex's goofy smile and his awkwardness. When they begin dating, Alex feels strange in his role of "boyfriend." In his daydreams, Alex tries on dresses and swipes on lipstick. Then he meets Andre, a gay boy who is beautiful and unafraid to be who he is. Slowly, Alex begins to realize: maybe his name isn't Alex at all. Maybe it's Sasha Masha. -- adapted from jacket
Physical Description: 230 pages ; 22 cm
Audience: Ages 12-18.
Grades 10-12.
ISBN: 9780374310806
0374310807
Author Notes: Agnes Borinsky is a playwright and performer, originally from Baltimore and currently living in Los Angeles. Her plays have been produced and developed by Playwrights Horizons, Clubbed Thumb, Target Margin, Page 73, Ensemble Studio Theatre, SPACE at Ryder Farm, Masrah Ensemble in Beirut, Upstream Theater in St. Louis, and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and her writing has appeared in n+1, The Brooklyn Rail, Slate, and HowlRound. A 2014-2015 LMCC Workspace resident, Agnes was a member of Youngblood from 2010 to 2016. She has otherwise performed and developed work in basements, backyards, bars, circus tents, and theaters. Sasha Masha is her debut novel.