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Title	:	The Art of Being Normal
Author	:	Lisa Williamson
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 353 pages
Published	:	January 1st 2015 by David Fickling Books
Categories	:	LGBT. Young Adult. Contemporary

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Two boys. Two secrets. David Piper has always been an outsider. His parents think he’s gay. The school bully thinks he’s a freak. Only his two best friends know the real truth – David wants to be a girl. On the first day at his new school Leo Denton has one goal – to be invisible. Attracting the attention of the most beautiful girl in year eleven is definitely not part of that plan. When Leo stands up for David in a fight, an unlikely friendship forms. But things are about to get messy. Because at Eden Park School secrets have a funny habit of not staying secret for long…

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Original Title:	The Art of Being Normal
ISBN:	1910200328 (ISBN13: 9781910200322)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	North East Teenage Book Award (2016), YA Book Prize Nominee (2016), Leeds Book Awards for 14-16 (2016)

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When I first picked up this book I had really high hopes for it. The idea of a young transgender protagonist was really appealing and (as fickle as this may be) I love the cover. It's what drew me in. Having just finished the book, my overall thoughts are good, but not great. Story wise I really enjoyed it. I think the overall story was great. Both David and Leo are wonderful characters and I loved their inner monologues of their struggle with being transgender; they were thoughtful and they

This is one of those times I'm kicking myself for not even reading the book description before buying it. I saw a rainbow book for only $2 so of course I bought it on a whim without taking the time to read the back of the book.If I had only read the description beforehand I would've immediately put it down."David wants to be a girl." That line says it all. It doesn't get better throughout the book either. The trans girl character is continuously referred to as just a boy who wants to be a girl,

Lisa Williamson's The Art of Being Normal is a moving, well-written reminder of how brutal, yet how beautiful, the world can be to those who are different.David Piper has really never fit in. Apart from his two best friends, most of his fellow high school students ridicule him for being different. One of the school bullies has called him "Freak Show" since they were younger, but David is willing to wait him out until high school ends. His parents think he is gay, and are waiting for him to

After reading reviews by transgender readers, I'm lowering my rate of this book.

I spontaneously decided to pick this up today, and I absolutely FLEW through it! I had a couple of minor problems with it, but overall I found it to be very enjoyable.

Mixed feelings about this one, need to think on it.rtc

3.5 starsLoved the introductory exploration of trans issues in this book, even if it faltered in other areas. The Art of Being Normal follows two protagonists who both go to Eden Park School: David Piper, a biological male who has always wanted to be a girl, and Leo Denten, an outsider with dark secrets of his own. Though the two seem quite different - David, more reserved and wistful, Leo, more moody and confrontational - a twist of fate brings them together in ways neither of them expect.I