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McLaughlin, Lauren. (re)cycler. 2009. 273 p. Random House. $8.99
(978-0-375-85195-7). Grades 8-12.
There’s no other way to describe Jack and Jill’s relationship other than to say “it’s complicated.” Four days (or so) each month, Jill morphs into Jack with all the male body parts and some of the “male” personality traits. After Jill’s nightmarish prom experience and graduating from high school, Jack/Jill move to New York City to be closer to Jack’s girlfriend. Jill works temp jobs and pays the bills as she tries to figure out if her bisexual boyfriend Tommy loves her or not. Sounds like an odd premise, but somehow it works out to be an intriguing story about finding out who you really are, even when you are sometimes male and sometimes female. –Arla Jones
So happy to be nominated. I hear from lots of young readers who are thrilled to see a bisexual character painted lovingly. I think there’s a shortage of bi characters in Young Adult fiction. Thanks for nominating my book.
[...] has a facebook page, and a YouTube trailer. (Re)Cycler has been nominated as a Rainbow Book for 2009 through the Rainbow Project. Lauren blogs on her personal site, and posts to Twitter under the name [...]