Lily and Dunkin

"Gephart has written a story that will speak not just to one specific community, but to humanity as a whole. "  --VOYA. For readers who enjoyed Wonder and Counting by 7's, award-winning author Donna Gephart crafts a compelling dual narrative about two remarkable young people: Lily, a transgender girl, and Dunkin, a boy dealing with bipolar disorder. Their powerful story will shred your heart, then stitch it back together with kindness, humor, bravery, and love. Lily Jo McGrother, born Timothy McGrother, is a girl. But being a girl is not so easy when you look like a boy. Especially when you're in the eighth grade.  Dunkin Dorfman, birth name Norbert Dorfman,  is dealing with bipolar disorder and has just moved from the New Jersey town he's called home for the past thirteen years. This would be hard enough, but the fact that he is also hiding from a painful secret makes it even worse. One summer morning, Lily Jo McGrother meets Dunkin Dorfman, and their lives forever change.  *  2017 Southern Book Award Winner - Juvenile Category*  Voice Award from the Palm Beach County Action Alliance for Mental Health*  NPR's Best Kids' Books of 2016*  Chicago Public Library Best Fiction for Older Readers 2016  *  New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2016*  YALSA 2017 Best Fiction for Young Adults*  YALSA 2017 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers*   ALA 2017 Rainbow Book List -- GLBTQ Books for Children & Teens*  Junior Library Guild Selection  * Goodreads Choice Awards 2016 -- Best Middle Grade & Children's*  2016 Nerdy Book Club Award  *  2016 Rainbow Awards -- Best Transgender Book