(In addition to "Beyond Magenta," they included "Fun Home," by Alison Bechdel, source of the Tony-winning Broadway musical "I Am Jazz," by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings and "Two Boys Kissing," by David Levithan). Librarian James Larue, who helped compile the list, told Nair that four of the 10 titles were about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. Informative, revealing, powerful and necessary."Beyond Magenta" was among the Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2015, as noted in the American Library Association's "State of America's Libraries" report. The collective portrait that emerges from these narratives…is diverse, complex and occasionally self-contradictory - as any true story should be. “Kuklin brings her intimate, compassionate and respectful lens to the stories of six transgender young people. As Kuklin writes, ‘My subjects’ willingness to brave bullying and condemnation in order to reveal their individual selves makes it impossible to be nothing less than awestruck.’ She isn’t wrong.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Kuklin captures these teenagers not as idealized exemplars of what it “means” to be transgender but as full, complex, and imperfect human beings. “ sorely needed resource for teens and, frankly, many adults. These powerful, revelatory stories speak volumes.” - AudioFile Magazine Performed conversationally, each teen's narrative is imbued with authenticity that recounts honest, sometimes brutal, circumstances sincerely. Most chapters feature a back-and-forth between the interviewer and a teen, and two stories feature family members, who add another narrator to the mix while still clearly distinguishing each perspective. “An ensemble of voices delivers this candid collection of interviews with gender-nonconforming teens who struggle to be accepted.… Tanya Eby voices author Susan Kuklin, narrating in a neutral yet respectful tone that allows the more emotional content conveyed by the other narrators to stand out.
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