Stonewall Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 43 (2016) Winner
Alex Gino
アレックス・ジーノ
Arekkusu Jīno
Profile
- Gender
- genderqueer
- Born
- 1977-10-01 （Staten Island, New York）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Staten Island, New York → Philadelphia, Pennsylvania → Brooklyn, New York → Astoria, Queens → Northampton, Massachusetts → Oakland, California → RV lifestyle across the country
Career
- Occupations
- Author
- Active Years
- 2015-2024
- Nominations
- Goodreads Choice Award 2015 Best Middle Grade & Children's Nominee (Melissa), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 2016–17 Nominee (Melissa)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Stonewall Book Award | Melissa | Children & Young Adults | American Library Association | Winner |
| 2016 | Lambda Literary Award | Melissa | Children's and Young Adult Literature | Lambda Literary Foundation | Winner |
| 2016 | California Book Award | Melissa | Juvenile | Commonwealth Club of California | Winner |
| 2016 | Children's Choice Book Award | Melissa | Debut Author | — | Winner |
| 2016 | The E.B. White Read Aloud Award | Melissa | Middle Reader | — | Honor |
Stonewall Book Award
2016
Work:
Melissa
Category:
Children & Young Adults
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Winner
Lambda Literary Award
2016
Work:
Melissa
Category:
Children's and Young Adult Literature
Organization:
Lambda Literary Foundation
Result:
Winner
California Book Award
2016
Work:
Melissa
Category:
Juvenile
Organization:
Commonwealth Club of California
Result:
Winner
Children's Choice Book Award
2016
Work:
Melissa
Category:
Debut Author
Result:
Winner
The E.B. White Read Aloud Award
2016
Work:
Melissa
Category:
Middle Reader
Result:
Honor
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Melissa
2015 Middle grade novel 240 pagesA middle grade novel featuring a young transgender girl who wants to play Charlotte in her school's production of Charlotte's Web.
TransgenderIdentityFriendship
You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!
2018 Middle grade novel 256 pagesFocuses on Deaf culture and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Deaf cultureBlack Lives MatterGrowth
Rick
2020 Middle grade novel 272 pagesA standalone follow-up to Melissa about a student coming to terms with his asexuality.
AsexualityLGBTQ+Self-discovery
Alice Austen Lived Here
2022 Young adult novel 224 pagesTwo nonbinary seventh graders research Alice Austen, a 19th-century lesbian photographer.
Queer historyFat liberation
Bibliography
- Melissa (2015, originally George)
- You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! (2018)
- Rick (2020)
- Alice Austen Lived Here (2022)
- Green (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Accessible middle grade styleEmotional and straightforward prose
- Recurring Motifs
- LGBTQ+ identityDiversity and acceptanceSelf-discovery
Legacy
Pioneer in LGBTQ+ children's literature, winning awards for works on transgender and asexual themes, but also frequently challenged and banned.
Trivia
- Genderqueer, uses they/them pronouns.
- Lived in an RV traveling across the US.
- Debut novel Melissa was top of most challenged books lists multiple years.