Blurb:
Aiden
Adams, a transgender teen, begins writing in a journal when he moves to a new
town named Ashmore and begins “passing." He is counting on everyone to
believe that he is the every bit the male he appears to be. Writing in his
journal helps him unclog his brain as he writes about the daily struggles he
faces as a transgender teenager, his painful past that he is trying to forget,
the new friends he is making, and the beautiful girl named Abby whom he has
fallen in love with. Aiden has already come out to his open-minded mother, but
will Abby be just as understanding?
When
Aiden loses his journal, he worries that the secret he is trying so desperately
to keep will come out. And if it does, how will everyone react? Will Abby be
able to cope with everyone knowing that he is transgender? Will his new friends
accept Aiden for who he really is—a boy—or will everything fall apart?
Pages or Words: 70,000 words
Categories: Fiction, Romance, *Trans,
Lesbian Romance, YA
Excerpt:
The beautiful eyes belong to the
beautiful girl from the library. The one I notice every day for one reason or
another. The one I sketched on a page in my journal. I’m such a creep.
“Hi,” she says loudly.
I take out my earbuds and turn
off my radio that’s still in my pocket. “Hi,” I say back.
She's on one knee to be
eye-level with me, but she spins and sits down beside me, really close. Wait a
minute…
SHE’S GOT ON THE COOLEST BOOTS!
They’re shiny black leather and
they go up to her knees. The bottom of them is a three-inch platform, all
clunky and sexy—I mean cool. She has black skinny jeans tucked into them.
“I just wanted to make sure you
were alive,” the girl says. “Why are you all the way over here, by yourself?”
“I don’t know anyone,” I admit.
She holds out her right hand.
“I’m Abby Abernathy.”
I grasp her hand. Handshakes are
always awkward. Her hand is really warm or mine is really cold.
“I’m Aiden Adams.”
“Nice to meet you—now you know
someone.” She smiles.
“I guess I do.”
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Meet the author:
Alyssa Astra lives in a
mildly haunted house in North Carolina. She started writing stories by hand in
high school. Now she types them. When she is not writing she spends her free
time attempting art and listening to music.
Where to find the author:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alyssa.astra.7
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alyssa-Astra/351584848381245
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlyssaAstra
Instagram: https://instagram.com/starshinealys/
Deviant Art: http://starshinealys.deviantart.com/
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Publisher: Prizm Books
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Artist: BSClay
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