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How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity
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4 out of 5
Based on 1,545 Ratings and 130 Reviews

Book Description


A girl thought to be a boy steals her sister's skirt, while a boy thought to be a girl refuses to wear a cornflower blue dress. One boy's love of a soldier leads to the death of a stranger. The present takes a bittersweet journey into the past when a man revisits the summer school where he had "an accidental romance." And a forgotten mother writes a poignant letter to the teenage daughte... More
Book Information
PublisherHarperTeen
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages368
ISBN-100061154989
ISBN-13978-0061154980
Publication Date10/06/2009
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About David Levithan (Author) : David Levithan was born in 1972 in Short Hills,NJ.
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About Eric Shanower (Author) : Eric Shanower is a published author, compiler, and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Eric Shanower include The Flying Girl and Her Chum, Advent... more
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About Francesca Lia Block (Author) : Francesca Lia Block is a published author of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Francesca Lia Block include How to (Un)cage a Girl, Echo, The Rose and the Beast.
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About Jennifer Finney Boylan (Author) : Jennifer Finney Boylan is a published author of young adult books. A published credit of Jennifer Finney Boylan is How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity.
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About Julie A. Peters (Author) : Julie A. Peters is a published author of young adult books. A published credit of Julie A. Peters is How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity.
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About Michael Cart (Author) : Michael Cart is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Michael Cart include Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz, Rush Hour: Reckless ... more
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About William Sleater (Author) : William Sleater is a published author of young adult books. A published credit of William Sleater is How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity.
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2/26/2010 Peni Griffin said:
This has been a headboard book for awhile and I stayed up late finishing the last story last night. I could have no interest at all in LBGT books and still have bought this based on the authors. The ones not listed above are Jacqueline Woodson, Gregory Maguire, Emma Donoghue, and Ariel Schrag. If... more

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