YA- Realistic Fiction : SYMPTOMS OF BEING HUMAN by Jeff Garvin

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  “Vibrantly imagined…a welcome mirror for gender-fluid teens.” (Kirkus Reviews)

Imagine what it would be like to wake up feeling like a girl only to have the slightest thing cause a shift and now your are feeling 100% like a boy. 

Riley knows what that feels like because Riley identifies as gender fluid and never seems to feel comfortable in his/her own skin

To complicate things, Riley has not told anyone including is family. How? Riley's father is a conservative politician in the midst of a campaign and can't have any family complications darken the voters opinions. 

Riley's therapist suggest Riley create an anonymous blog as an emotional outlet for what Riley is feeling from day to day. Riley is amazed with the positive reactions to the blogs. Riley has a fan following that lends to a new sense of confidence and strength that Riley hasn't experience before now. 

When someone learns of Riley's true identity has to host of the blog and threatens to expose Riley, a decision has to be made. Does Riley shut down the only thing that has been a positive and lifeline or does Riley step out and come out and let the world know he is the true author of the blog?

Find out by picking up a copy of the book today. You won't be able to put it down! 

**Voted one of YALSA's Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, 2017. 

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Genre: Realistic Fiction
Call No: F GAR
Garvin, J. (2016). Symptoms of being human. New York, NY. Balzer + Bray: an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers