Questions About Parrotfish

by Ellen Wittlinger (Goodreads Author)

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yikes. I'm trans and just reading the description makes me wanna puke. why must cis ppl keep bringing garbage into the world?

Mason i read this book awhile back so its not fresh in my mind but as a transguy i would say the description doesnt do it justice, it could deffinatly be be…morei read this book awhile back so its not fresh in my mind but as a transguy i would say the description doesnt do it justice, it could deffinatly be better but its not the worst book trying to portray a trans perspective ive read. i enjoyed it but wouldnt perticularly seek it out to read again.
if there was more transmasc repersantation i would like it less but of the stuff thats out there its okay.(less)

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ahahaha why does the summary use she/her pronouns for Grady lmao,,,, even if he's pre-transition or not officially out it's clear that his pronouns are he/him,,,, dang that transphobia tho like you can tell that the person who wrote this cis ?

Asa You're right! I think this book is for young readers who are questioning and using the wrong pronouns is a pretty bad precedent to set! …moreYou're right! I think this book is for young readers who are questioning and using the wrong pronouns is a pretty bad precedent to set! (less)

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Does it ever say how old Grady is in the book? Or what grade he is in?