Lily and Dunkin

By Donna Gephart,

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NAMED  ONE OF THE BEST KIDS BOOKS OF THE YEAR by NPR  ā€¢ New York Public Library ā€¢ JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION ā€¢ GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS

For readers who enjoyed Wonder and Counting by 7's, award-winning author Donna Gephart crafts a compelling story about two remarkable young people: Lily, aā€¦

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1 author picked Lily and Dunkin as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is a book that explores deeply the role that fathers can play in our life. Lily is a transgender girl, which confounds her father and causes friction in their family. Norbert, nicknamed Dunkin, takes meditation for bipolar disorderā€”the same illness that caused his father to commit suicide. I appreciate this book for so many reasons; Gephart treats the transgender character with deep respect, and she doesnā€™t shy away from the topic of parental suicide. A childrenā€™s librarian once told me that suicide was too heavy for middle-grade fiction, but I disagree. In fact, I based a key plot pointā€¦

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