
Becoming Nicole
The Transformation of an American Family
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Amy Ellis Nutt
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Amy Ellis Nutt
New York Times best seller
The inspiring true story of transgender actor and activist Nicole Maines, whose identical twin brother, Jonas, and ordinary American family join her on an extraordinary journey to understand, nurture, and celebrate the uniqueness in us all.
Nicole appears as TV’s first transgender superhero on CW’s Supergirl
When Wayne and Kelly Maines adopted identical twin boys, they thought their lives were complete. But by the time Jonas and Wyatt were toddlers, confusion over Wyatt’s insistence that he was female began to tear the family apart. In the years that followed, the Maineses came to question their long-held views on gender and identity, to accept Wyatt’s transition to Nicole, and to undergo a wrenching transformation of their own, the effects of which would reverberate through their entire community.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Amy Ellis Nutt spent almost four years reporting this story and tells it with unflinching honesty, intimacy, and empathy. In her hands, Becoming Nicole is more than an account of a courageous girl and her extraordinary family. It’s a powerful portrait of a slowly but surely changing nation, and one that will inspire all of us to see the world with a little more humanity and understanding.
Named one of the 10 Best Books of the Year by People
One of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times Book Review and Men’s Journal
A Stonewall Honor Book in Nonfiction
Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Nonfiction
“Fascinating and enlightening.” (Cheryl Strayed)
“If you aren’t moved by Becoming Nicole, I’d suggest there’s a lump of dark matter where your heart should be.” (The New York Times)
“Exceptional... ‘Stories move the walls that need to be moved,’ Nicole told her father last year. In telling Nicole’s story and those of her brother and parents luminously, and with great compassion and intelligence, that is exactly what Amy Ellis Nutt has done here.” (The Washington Post)
“A profoundly moving true story about one remarkable family’s evolution.” (People)
“Becoming Nicole is a miracle. It’s the story of a family struggling with - and embracing - a transgender child. But more than that, it’s about accepting one another, and ourselves, in all our messy, contradictory glory.” (Jennifer Finney Boylan, former co-chair of GLAAD and author of She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders)
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Critic reviews
“Fascinating and enlightening.” (Cheryl Strayed)
“Reading strictly for plot, Becoming Nicole is about a transgender girl who triumphed in a landmark discrimination case.... But the real movement in this book happens internally, in the back caverns of each family member’s heart and mind. Four ordinary and imperfect human beings had to reckon with an exceptional situation, and in so doing also became, in their own modest ways, exceptional.... If you aren’t moved by Becoming Nicole, I’d suggest there’s a lump of dark matter where your heart should be.” (Jennifer Senior, The New York Times)
“Exceptional... ‘Stories move the walls that need to be moved,’ Nicole told her father last year. In telling Nicole’s story and those of her brother and parents luminously, and with great compassion and intelligence, that is exactly what Amy Ellis Nutt has done here.” (The Washington Post)
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What made the experience of listening to Becoming Nicole the most enjoyable?
This book is beautifully done. It really captures the story of the child who knows at an extremely early age who he/she is and the complexity of parents trying to understand the situation. And telling the story, it gives an in-depth and upfront understanding of the transgender experience. I found myself rooting for Nicole and her family and hoping that this will turn out to be a happy ending. I was not disappointed. Thank you so much Nicole and the entire family for being willing to share such an important, in depth story.Who was your favorite character and why?
My favorite character was Nicole because of her courage and certainty of who she wasIf you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
A child's incredible courageAny additional comments?
I wish only the highest for this amazing familyBeautiful understanding of a family's journey
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great book
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Moving, enlightening, timely.
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Powerful and Insightful!
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An all around great book
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A book for all ages and genders. Must read
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Fascinating
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Oh my goodness!
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Amazing story
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