
Birthday
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Dana Aliya Levinson
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By:
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Meredith Russo
This program includes a bonus interview with the author.
Two best friends. A shared birthday. Six years....
Eric: There was the day we were born. There was the minute Morgan and I decided we were best friends for life. The years where we stuck by each other’s side - as Morgan’s mom died, as he moved across town, as I joined the football team, as my parents started fighting. But sometimes, I worry that Morgan and I won’t be best friends forever. That there’ll be a day, a minute, a second, where it all falls apart and there’s no turning back the clock.
Morgan: I know that every birthday should feel like a new beginning, but I’m trapped in this mixed-up body, in this wrong life, in Nowheresville, Tennessee, on repeat. With a dad who cares about his football team more than me, a mom I miss more than anything, and a best friend who can never know my biggest secret. Maybe one day, I’ll be ready to become the person I am inside. To become her. To tell the world. To tell Eric. But when?
Six years of birthdays reveal Eric and Morgan’s destiny as they come together, drift apart, fall in love, and discover who they’re meant to be - and if they’re meant to be together. From the award-winning author of If I Was Your Girl, Meredith Russo, comes a heart-wrenching and universal story of identity, first love, and fate.
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Critic reviews
"Birthday is a luminous and profoundly moving coming-of-age story of love, family, friendship, destiny, and the struggle to live as one’s truest self. It will break your heart, piece it back together even stronger, and do it again and again until the last page." (Jeff Zentner, Morris Award-winning author of The Serpent King)
"An emotional, winning touchdown." (Kirkus)
"In addition to being exquisitely written, Birthday showcases the best of YA: Its ability to instill empathy in readers. Written by a trans author, BIRTHDAY gives an essential perspective into the trans experience." — Refinery29
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So so good
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I have known since childhood that I should have been a girl. I've gotten a bit of strength and courage from This book and others like it. I have done a little bit of research and I think I found a therapist id like to talk to and get started with the trans process. It's pretty scary. I am also not a very good writer and its late so I'm sorry if this is riddled with mistakes. Also I'd like to say thank you to Meredith Russo for writing great books and bringing me a little bit of courage.
The Feels
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The amount of times I screamed and cried in the shower
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So good
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2 Worlds Colliding
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So beautifully well done!
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great read!!
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I didn’t have the courage Morgan had but had the challenge . 64 years till I started hormones 3 months ago.
Compelling
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Things got a little weird for me toward the end because *spoiler alert* the two fall in love and I always think it's weird when that happens with best friends who have spent so much time of their life doing best friend stuff... BUT, listening to the Q and A with the author after the story, really gave some perspective to that plot point.
As a teacher, it's important for me to always read these types of stories to broaden my understanding so I can serve my students and community better. But more than that, this is a good read!
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