Melissa (previously published as GEORGE)
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When people look at Melissa, they think they see a boy named George. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl.
Melissa thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. Melissa really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part... because she's a boy.
With the help of her best friend, Kelly, Melissa comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte -- but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all.
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Community Reviews
I feel this book is great to start a conversation on gender. It definitely offers food for thoughts: you empathize with this little kid, but as an adult reader, you also feel for the mother.
I would recommend reading Charlotte's Web before reading this book, so that you get all the references (I've read it a while back, and I remembered the story well, but I imagine it would be harder for a person not familiar with this book to get into the story).
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