Spin with Me
From the author of the critically acclaimed Gracefully Grayson comes a thoughtful and sensitive middle-grade novel about non-binary identity and first love.
In this elegant dual narrative, Essie is a thirteen-year-old girl feeling glum about starting a new school after her professor dad takes a temporary teaching position in a different town. She has 110 days here and can't wait for them to end. Then she meets Ollie: delicate, blue eyes, short hair, easy smile. At first, Essie thinks she has a typical crush on a beautiful boy. But as her crush blossoms, she soon realizes that Ollie is not a boy or a girl, but gender non-binary.
Meanwhile, Ollie is experiencing a crush of their own…on Essie. As Ollie struggles to balance their passion for queer advocacy with their other interests, they slowly find themselves falling for a girl whose stay is about to come to an end. Can the two unwind their merry-go-round of feelings before it's too late?
| SKU | 127966 |
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| ISBN | 9780374313500 |
| Language | English |
| Product Type | Hardcover Books |
| Book Type | Middle Grade Novels |
| Primary Contributor | Ami Polonsky |
| Age Groups | Ages 10 to 12, Ages 13 to 15 |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus & Giroux Books for Young Readers |