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My Child Told Me They're Trans...What Do I Do?

A Q&A Guide for Parents of Trans Children

by Amy Cannava, Clara Baker, Clara Lee, Cristy Mereles, Danielle O'Banion, Darlene Tando, Debi Jackson, DeShanna Neal, Dr. Matt Goldenberg, Dr. Paria Hassouri, Dr. Sebastian Barr, Dr. Wayne M. Maines, Janis Tannehill, Janna Barkin, Jennifer See, Jennifer Solomon, Jo Ivester, Kelly Storck, Lizette Trujillo, Luchina Fisher, Marsha Aizumi, Master Sergeant Nathan Glickler, Noah Berlatsky, Chester Hitchcock, Rachel Gonzalez ...

'My child just came out to me as trans: What should I do?'If you are a parent looking for an answer to this question, you have come to the right place. Gathering together practical advice and personal experiences from a range of parents, activists and experts, this FAQ book provides answers to the most common questions you will have as a parent of a transgender child.What if they change their ... Read more

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'My child just came out to me as trans: What should I do?'If you are a parent looking for an answer to this question, you have come to the right place. Gathering together practical advice and personal experiences from a range of parents, activists and experts, this FAQ book provides answers to the most common questions you will have as a parent of a transgender child.What if they change their
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Never a Girl, Always a Boy

A Family Memoir of a Transgender Journey

by Jo Ivester ...

Jeremy Ivester is a transgender man. Thirty years ago, his parents welcomed him into the world as what they thought was their daughter. As a child, he preferred the toys and games our society views as masculine. He kept his hair short and wore boys’ clothing. They called him a tomboy. That’s what he called himself.By high school, when he showed no interest in flirting, his parents thought he might ... Read more

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Jeremy Ivester is a transgender man. Thirty years ago, his parents welcomed him into the world as what they thought was their daughter. As a child, he preferred the toys and games our society views as masculine. He kept his hair short and wore boys’ clothing. They called him a tomboy. That’s what he called himself.By high school, when he showed no interest in flirting, his parents thought he might
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The Outskirts of Hope

A Memoir of the 1960s Deep South

by Jo Ivester ...

In 1967, when Jo Ivester was ten years old, her father transplanted his young family from a suburb of Boston to a small town in the heart of the Mississippi cotton fields, where he became the medical director of a clinic that served the poor population for miles around. But ultimately it was not Ivester’s father but her mother—a stay-at-home mother of four who became a high school English teacher ... Read more

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In 1967, when Jo Ivester was ten years old, her father transplanted his young family from a suburb of Boston to a small town in the heart of the Mississippi cotton fields, where he became the medical director of a clinic that served the poor population for miles around. But ultimately it was not Ivester’s father but her mother—a stay-at-home mother of four who became a high school English teacher
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Never a Girl, Always a Boy

A Family Memoir of a Transgender Journey

by Jo Ivester ...

Narrated by Jo Ivester, Jeremy Ivester, Jenn Ivester, Jon Ivester, Sammy Ivester ...

Unabridged

8 hours 11 min

Jeremy Ivester is a transgender man. Thirty years ago, his parents welcomed him into the world as what they thought was their daughter. As a child, he preferred the toys and clothing our society views as masculine. In his mid-twenties, he had top surgery and began taking the hormones that would lower his voice and give him a beard, and he changed his name and pronouns. Never a Girl, Always a Boy ... Read more

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Jeremy Ivester is a transgender man. Thirty years ago, his parents welcomed him into the world as what they thought was their daughter. As a child, he preferred the toys and clothing our society views as masculine. In his mid-twenties, he had top surgery and began taking the hormones that would lower his voice and give him a beard, and he changed his name and pronouns. Never a Girl, Always a Boy
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Outskirts of Hope, The

A Memoir of the 1960s Deep South

by Jo Ivester ...

Narrated by Clare Radix ...

Unabridged

6 hours 15 min

“A sensitive and powerful memoir of racial change in the South in the 1960s.”―BooklistIn 1967, when Jo Ivester was ten years old, her father transplanted his young family from a suburb of Boston to a small town in the heart of the Mississippi cotton fields, where he became the medical director of a clinic that served the poor population for miles around. But ultimately it was not Ivester’s father ... Read more

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“A sensitive and powerful memoir of racial change in the South in the 1960s.”―BooklistIn 1967, when Jo Ivester was ten years old, her father transplanted his young family from a suburb of Boston to a small town in the heart of the Mississippi cotton fields, where he became the medical director of a clinic that served the poor population for miles around. But ultimately it was not Ivester’s father
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Fault Lines

by Nancy Huston ...

Narrated by Edwina Wren ...

Unabridged

10 hours 12 min

Sol is a gifted, but also terrifying, 6-year-old. His mother believes he is destined for greatness. He has a birthmark, like his dad, his grandmother and great-grandmother. But when they all make an unexpected trip to Germany, terrible secrets emerge about their family's story during World War II. Perhaps birthmarks are not all that has been passed down through this family. With its domestic focus ... Read more

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Sol is a gifted, but also terrifying, 6-year-old. His mother believes he is destined for greatness. He has a birthmark, like his dad, his grandmother and great-grandmother. But when they all make an unexpected trip to Germany, terrible secrets emerge about their family's story during World War II. Perhaps birthmarks are not all that has been passed down through this family. With its domestic focus
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Tunneling to the Center of the Earth

Stories

by Kevin Wilson ...

Narrated by George Newbern, Karen White, Michael Crouch, Jenna Lamia, Sophie Amoss, Allyson Ryan ...

Unabridged

6 hours 58 min

Audiobook performed by George Newbern, Karen White, Michael Crouch, Jenna Lamia, Sophie Amoss, and Allyson RyanA debut short story collection in the tradition of writers like Kelly Link, Aimee Bender, and George Saunders—complex, imaginative, and refreshingly original—now on audio as part of Ecco’s “Art of the Story” Series, and with a new introduction from the author.Kevin Wilson’s characters ... Read more

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Audiobook performed by George Newbern, Karen White, Michael Crouch, Jenna Lamia, Sophie Amoss, and Allyson RyanA debut short story collection in the tradition of writers like Kelly Link, Aimee Bender, and George Saunders—complex, imaginative, and refreshingly original—now on audio as part of Ecco’s “Art of the Story” Series, and with a new introduction from the author.Kevin Wilson’s characters
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I Am Forbidden

A Novel

by Anouk Markovits ...

Narrated by Rosalyn Landor ...

Unabridged

7 hours 17 min

A family is torn apart by fierce belief and private longing in this unprecedented journey deep inside the most insular Hasidic sect, the Satmar.In 1939, five-year-old Josef witnesses the murder of his family by the Romanian Iron Guard. He is taken in by a Gentile maid, who raises him as her own son. Five years later, Josef rescues a young girl, Mila, whose parents are killed in the wake of Nazi ... Read more

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A family is torn apart by fierce belief and private longing in this unprecedented journey deep inside the most insular Hasidic sect, the Satmar.In 1939, five-year-old Josef witnesses the murder of his family by the Romanian Iron Guard. He is taken in by a Gentile maid, who raises him as her own son. Five years later, Josef rescues a young girl, Mila, whose parents are killed in the wake of Nazi
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Book of Ages

The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin

by Jill Lepore ...

Narrated by Robin Miles ...

Unabridged

11 hours 37 min

From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin' s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator. Unlike him, she was a mother of twelve. Benjamin Franklin, who wrote more letters to his sister than he wrote to ... Read more

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From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin' s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator. Unlike him, she was a mother of twelve. Benjamin Franklin, who wrote more letters to his sister than he wrote to
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Red Letter Days

by Sarah-Jane Stratford ...

Narrated by Sarah-Jane Stratford, Ilyana Kadushin ...

Unabridged

12 hours 54 min

When two brave women flee from the Communist Red Scare, they soon discover that no future is free from the past.Amid the glitz and glamour of 1950s New York, Phoebe Adler pursues her dream of screenwriting. A dream that turns into a living nightmare when she is blacklisted—caught in the Red Menace that is shattering the lives of suspected Communists. Desperate to work, she escapes to London, ... Read more

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When two brave women flee from the Communist Red Scare, they soon discover that no future is free from the past.Amid the glitz and glamour of 1950s New York, Phoebe Adler pursues her dream of screenwriting. A dream that turns into a living nightmare when she is blacklisted—caught in the Red Menace that is shattering the lives of suspected Communists. Desperate to work, she escapes to London,
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The Mill River Recluse

A Novel

by Darcie Chan ...

Narrated by Amy Rubinate ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Mill River
Unabridged

10 hours 58 min

The sensational New York Times bestseller The Mill River Recluse reminds us that friendship, family, and love can come from the most unexpected places. Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy.Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more.From the outside, Mill River looks like any sleepy little Vermont town where everyone knows everyone and people never ... Read more

$20.99 USD

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The sensational New York Times bestseller The Mill River Recluse reminds us that friendship, family, and love can come from the most unexpected places. Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy.Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more.From the outside, Mill River looks like any sleepy little Vermont town where everyone knows everyone and people never
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The Tilted World

A Novel

by Tom Franklin, Beth Ann Fennelly ...

Narrated by Brian D'Arcy James ...

Unabridged

11 hours 31 min

Set against the backdrop of the historic flooding of the Mississippi River, The Tilted World is an extraordinary tale of murder and moonshine, sandbagging and saboteurs, and a man and a woman who find unexpected love, from Tom Franklin, the acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, and award-winning poet Beth Ann FennellyThe year is 1927. As rains swell the ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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Set against the backdrop of the historic flooding of the Mississippi River, The Tilted World is an extraordinary tale of murder and moonshine, sandbagging and saboteurs, and a man and a woman who find unexpected love, from Tom Franklin, the acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, and award-winning poet Beth Ann FennellyThe year is 1927. As rains swell the
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