I’ve said it before: It’s a truth universally acknowledged that an author in possession of a diverse book, must be in want of a teacher, librarian or bookseller to introduce it to a reader. This was absolutely true with my first book, None of the Above, which I was told was a “tough sell” because its main character was intersex. Only by. · Author I.W. Gregorio | Submitted by: Jane Kivik. Free download or read online None of the Above pdf (ePUB) book. The first edition of the novel was published in April 7th , and was written by I.W. Gregorio. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in Hardcover format/5. I. W. Gregorio is a practicing surgeon by day, masked avenging YA writer by night. After getting her MD, she did her residency at Stanford, where she met the intersex patient who inspired None of the Above, her debut novel. She is also a founding member of the We Need Diverse Books www.doorway.ru by: 1.
Despite being one of the first YA books featuring an intersex main character, None of the Above by I.W. Gregorio never falls into that trap. What Gregorio delivers in her debut is an engaging, authentic, sad, supportive, funny, sweet, heartbreaking, optimistic, and yes, at times educational contemporary novel that succeeds not because of its main character's genetic makeup but because it's. None of the Above by Gregorio, I. W. and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru I. W. Gregorio is a practicing surgeon by day, masked avenging YA writer by night. After getting her MD, she did her residency at Stanford, where she met the intersex patient who inspired None of the Above, her debut novel. She is also a founding member of the We Need Diverse Books team.
Edited November 1, None of the Above is a standard YA “issue book” about a girl named Krissy who discovers, shortly after her 18th birthday, that she’s intersex. She has androgen insensitivity syndrome and although she’s been raised her entire life as a girl, her chromosomes are, in fact, XY. None of the Above is gripping, poignant and ultimately hopeful. I. W. Gregorio is a practicing surgeon by day, masked avenging YA writer by night. During her residency, she met the intersex patient who inspired None of the Above, her debut novel. She is also a founding member of the We Need Diverse Books team. “Both deeply moving and triumphant, I.W. Gregorio’s None of the Above explores the adolescent pains of discovering one’s self and embracing both the good and bad. Full of heartbreaking believability that resonates with readers, she explores the important topics of learning to love yourself in ways that too few YA novels explore.”.
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