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And She Was

by Jessica Verdi

Ages: 14+

Published: 2018

Publisher: Point/Scholastic

ISBN: 978-1-338-15053-7

Keywords: Transgender, Prejudice

An aspiring tennis player, struggling without her mother's help, discovers that her mother is really her father. As she tracks down her biological family, she discovers how love is gender blind.