How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity by Ariel Schrag, Margo Lanagan, Jennifer Finney Boylan, David Levithan, Michael Cart, Gregory Maguire, Eric Shanower, Francesca Lia Block, William Sleater, Ron Koertge, Emma Donoghue, Julie Anne Peters, Jacqueline Woodson

How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity

Ariel Schrag, Margo Lanagan, Jennifer Finney Boylan, David Levithan, Michael Cart, Gregory Maguire, Eric Shanower, Francesca Lia Block, William Sleater, Ron Koertge, Emma Donoghue, Julie Anne Peters, Jacqueline Woodson

368 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ short stories young adult challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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 whe...

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Community Reviews Summary of 185 reviews

Moods

emotional 60%
hopeful 60%
dark 40%
inspiring 40%
reflective 40%
adventurous 20%
challenging 20%
relaxing 20%
sad 20%

Pace

medium 75%
slow 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33% | No: 33%

Loveable characters?

N/A: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Average rating

3.64

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