'Author: Libraries need more transgender books'. ^ Tobias, Suzanne Perez (November 2, 2017).^ 'Top Ten Challenged Books: Resources & Graphics'.

'Re GEORGE sequel: They will NOT be writing a transition story for a largely cis audience more interested in trans bodies than trans people' (Tweet) – via Twitter. 'You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! review'. ^ 'You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! review'.

^ 'Alex Gino Renames 'George' Obamas Bringing 'Blackout' to Netflix'.

From here, it looks manageable' (Tweet) – via Twitter. 'OK, today's the day I get everything else done so I can hit the road for my new RV lifestyle in the morning. 'Alex Gino: 'I knew I was different as a kid' '.

^ a b 'The 2016 Lambda Literary Award Winners'.

'Transgender Children's Books Fill a Void and Break a Taboo'. (January 12, 2016) '2016 Stonewall Book Awards Announced.' The book received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and School Library Journal. Their 2020 novel Rick is a standalone follow-up to George and is about a student coming to terms with his asexuality. With regards to requests for a sequel to George, Gino stated in 2016 that 'they will NOT be writing a transition story for a largely cis audience more interested in trans bodies than trans people.' In 2018, Gino released another middle grade novel, You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! It covers Deaf culture and the Black Lives Matter movement and received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and the School Library Journal. Gino has expressed some regrets about deadnaming their character with this title, and in 2021 announced that they were renaming the novel Melissa's Story. The working title of the novel was Girl George (a reference to Boy George), though when the book was bought by Scholastic, this was changed to the present title to broaden readership. Gino is best known for their 2015 debut novel Melissa, a middle grade novel featuring a young transgender girl, which they first began work on in 2003. They have also spent time living in an RV and driving around the country. Gino was born and raised in Staten Island, New York, but over the years they have lived in such locations as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Brooklyn, New York Astoria, Queens Northampton, Massachusetts and Oakland, California.

Gino is genderqueer and uses singular they pronouns and the honorific Mx. Gino's debut book, Melissa, was the winner of the 2016 Stonewall Book Award as well as the 2016 Lambda Literary Award in the category of LGBT Children's/Young Adult. Melissa, You Don’t Know Everything, Jilly P!Īlex Gino is an American children's book writer.

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