{"product_id":"9781250062956","title":"Freakboy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful novel in verse told from the points of view of a genderqueer teenager, the teen's girlfriend, and a trans woman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“An important story, written with compassion and startling insight.” —Ellen Hopkins, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author of the Crank trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the outside, Brendan Chase seems to have it pretty easy. Brendan is a star wrestler, a video game aficionado, and a loving significant other to seemingly perfect match, Vanessa. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Brendan feels so wrong. Why does Brenan sometimes fantasize having long hair, soft skin, and gentle curves? Is there even a name for people like Brendan? People who are assigned male at birth but who sometimes want to be girls? Or is Brendan just a freak? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFreakboy\u003c\/i\u003e's razor-sharp verse, Kristin Clark folds three narratives into one powerful story: Brendan's exploration of gender; Vanessa, who fights to keep her and Brendan's relationship alive; and Angel, a woman who's struggling to confront her own demons. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eFreakboy\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Debut novelist Clark uses free verse to write a gripping story about a complex topic: the challenges of growing up transgender or genderqueer.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This gutsy, tripartite poem explores a wider variety of identities—cis-, trans-, genderqueer—than a simple transgender storyline, making it stand out.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034432651504,"sku":"9781250062956","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250062956_p0.jpg?v=1763702025","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250062956","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}