![]() ![]() ![]() Something to keep in mind if you choose to read this book. The author, Alex Gino, explains at the end of the book that editorial reasons had a part in the naming of the book and confirmed that they would probably name it something else if they were naming the book right now. When you start the book, the name feels okay but when you turn the last page, it feels impossible to call the book or the character as George. ![]() It sort of makes sense in a way that Melissa is still discovering her identity through the book (also why she is referred to as George in much of the book) but I personally still struggled with the title being George. I found it extremely odd that the title of the book is George and not Melissa. But the school policies are clear - only those assigned girls at birth can audition for Charlotte's role.īefore I go further into this review, I want to mention something about the title. When her school starts auditions for the play Charlotte's Web, Melissa wants to be Charlotte. But this is easier said than done, considering she has been working up the courage to let her mom know about it but has not been able to talk about it. Melissa is a transgender girl who simply wants the people around her to stop seeing her as a boy. It was such a short, little question, but she couldn't make her mouth form the sounds. ![]()
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