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Different Kinds of Fruit
- Narrated by: Cassandra Morris, Kyle Lukoff
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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Publisher's Summary
In this funny and hugely heartfelt novel from the Newbery Honor-winning author of Too Bright to See, a sixth-grader's life is turned upside down when she learns her dad is trans
Annabelle Blake fully expects this school year to be the same as every other: same teachers, same classmates, same, same, same. So she’s elated to discover there’s a new kid in town. To Annabelle, Bailey is a breath of fresh air. She loves hearing about their life in Seattle, meeting their loquacious (and kinda corny) parents, and hanging out at their massive house. And it doesn’t hurt that Bailey has a cute smile, nice hands (how can someone even have nice hands?) and smells really good.
Suddenly sixth grade is anything but the same. And when her irascible father shares that he and Bailey have something big--and surprising--in common, Annabelle begins to see herself, and her family, in a whole new light. At the same time she starts to realize that her community, which she always thought of as home, might not be as welcoming as she had thought. Together Annabelle, Bailey, and their families discover how these categories that seem to mean so much—boy, girl, gay, straight, fruit, vegetable—aren’t so clear-cut after all.
Critic Reviews
“Kyle Lukoff’s remarkable Different Kinds of Fruit will be as meaningful to young readers today as Judy Blume’s Are you There God? It’s Me, Margaret was for generations of readers before them.” – BookPage, starred review
“Lukoff masterfully portrays the personalities, both child and adult, that Annabelle comes to know, believes she knows, and those whom Annabelle questions can ever know her…This one belongs in every library serving grade-school kids.” – School Library Journal, starred review
“This is a valuable, informative, entertaining, and realistic read for middle school students.” – School Library Connection, starred review
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- Jane Krauss
- 14-05-2023
SO UPLIFTING!
This was a really uplifting book. It never shied away from the often hidden painful parts of queer/trans lives. I loved that the POV is that of a 12-year-old trying to navigate a world that is new, different, and all kinds of challenging.
Overall, I finished this feeling like there is hope for the future. I loved this book and really recommend it.
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