Introduction
This week, I had the chance to read a novel that features a character who overcomes adversity in relation to their gender identity. George by Alex Gino features a character in the LGBTQ community. The main character is a fourth-grade girl that was assigned male at birth. We see the internal and external struggles that she faces daily due to her identity. As educators, we must incorporate texts like George into our classroom library in order to disrupt the stereotypes that are related to gender.
Author: Alex Gino
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Copyright: 2015
"But the world isn't always good to people who are different."
Please enjoy the Vlog I created this week with my friend and classmate, Megan Laws:
Related Texts:
The Boy & The Bindi
Author: Vivek Shraya
Illustrator: Rajni Perera
I Am Jazz
Author: Jessica Herthel & Jazz Jennings
Illustrator: Shelagh McNicholas
Gracefully Grayson
Author: Ami Polonsky
Jacob's New Dress
Authors: Sarah & Ian Hoffman
Illustrator: Chris Case
Heather Has Two Mommies
Author: Leslea Newman
Illustrataor: Laura Cornell
Additional Resources:
Alex Gino's Website:
Interviews with Alex Gino:
Resources to assist in supporting our LGBT students:
George Multimodal Text Set: