{"product_id":"lily-and-dunkin-9780553536775","title":"Lily and Dunkin","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Gephart has written a story that will speak not just to one specific community, but to humanity as a whole.\" --\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor readers who enjoyed \u003ci\u003eWonder\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCounting by 7's\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning author Donna Gephart crafts a compelling dual narrative about two remarkable young people: Lily, a transgender girl, and Dunkin, a boy dealing with bipolar disorder. Their powerful story will shred your heart, then stitch it back together with kindness, humor, bravery, and love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLily Jo McGrother, born Timothy McGrother, is a girl. But being a girl is not so easy when you look like a boy. Especially when you're in the eighth grade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDunkin Dorfman, birth name Norbert Dorfman, is dealing with bipolar disorder and has just moved from the New Jersey town he's called home for the past thirteen years. This would be hard enough, but the fact that he is also hiding from a painful secret makes it even worse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne summer morning, Lily Jo McGrother meets Dunkin Dorfman, and their lives forever change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e* 2017 Southern Book Award Winner--Juvenile Category\u003cbr\u003e* Voice Award from the Palm Beach County Action Alliance for Mental Health\u003cbr\u003e* NPR's Best Kids' Books of 2016\u003cbr\u003e* Chicago Public Library Best Fiction for Older Readers 2016 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* Amazon's Top 20 Children's Books of 2016 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* Top 10 Audiobooks of 2016, School Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* YALSA 2017 Best Fiction for Young Adults\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* YALSA 2017 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* ALA 2017 Rainbow Book List -- GLBTQ Books for Children \u0026amp; Teens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* Georgia Book Award, 2017-2018 Nominee\u003cbr\u003e* Rhode Island Middle School Book Award Nominee, 2018\u003cbr\u003e* Wisconsin State Reading Association's Just One More Page Selection, 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* Indie Next Pick Summer 2016 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* Junior Library Guild Selection \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* Goodreads Choice Awards 2016 -- Best Middle Grade \u0026amp; Children's\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* 2016 Nerdy Book Club Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* 2016 Rainbow Awards -- Best Transgender Book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* 2016 Spring Okra Pick -- the Best in Southern Literature\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gephart clearly has \u003cb\u003ea lot of heart\u003c\/b\u003e, and she tells their stories with compassion.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003ethoughtfully and sensitively written work \u003c\/b\u003eof character-driven fiction that dramatically addresses two important subjects that deserve more widespread attention.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist, starred \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gephart sympathetically contrasts the physical awkwardness, uncertainty, and longings of these two outsiders during a few tightly-plotted months, building to a crescendo of revelation... A] \u003cb\u003evaluable portrait of two teenagers whose journeys are just beginning\u003c\/b\u003e.\"--PW \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This would be a fantastic addition to any middle grade library collection, and is \u003cb\u003ehighly recommended \u003c\/b\u003efor all ages.\"--\u003ci\u003eVOYA \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eLily and Dunkin is a delight. \u003c\/b\u003eHere's a book for anyone who's ever struggled with being different--or anyone who's ever loved someone who bears the burden of difference. . . . \u003cb\u003eCrucial, heart-breaking, and inspiring\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of \u003ci\u003eShe's Not There\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStuck in the Middle with You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yearling Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553536775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e181891 \/ Lily and Dunkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Donna Gephart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36638789533852,"sku":"9780553536775","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fe0f6d0b-fabc-470f-a6e2-3735673d9165.jpg?v=1603848184","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lily-and-dunkin-9780553536775","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}