Copyright Date:
2016
Edition Date:
2016
Release Date:
11/01/16
Pages:
295 pages
ISBN:
1-617-75489-7
ISBN 13:
978-1-617-75489-0
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2016935092
Dimensions:
21 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
School Library Journal
(Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 CDT 2016)
Gr 7 Up-This series takes the ultimate teen experiencenot feeling comfortable in one's own skinand folds it into a fantastical premise: with each year of high school, a young Changer wakes up as an entirely different person. Readers of the past installments have followed Oryon through experiences he never expected: menstruating, being sexually assaulted, and facing racial prejudice. In this title, Oryon is now Kim and has to deal with fat-shaming and homophobia. While living with new identities might encourage empathy for other people, the more immediate concern for many Changers is how to survive a year of high school. Readers will connect with Kim as she tentatively makes new friends; watches Audrey, the girl she still cares about, from afar; and struggles with who she is and who she wants to be, while finding comfort in the theater crowd. This strong entry in the series is a good choice for readers looking for books about friendship, identity, and LGBTQ issues. VERDICT Purchase where the previous volumes are popular.— Andrea Lipinski, New York Public Library
Where Changers Book One: Drew dealt primarily with themes of gender and bias, and Changers Books Two: Oryon explored issues of race and bigotry, Changers Book Three: Kim tackles the thorny, less straightforward subjects of body shaming, self-esteem, grief, mental illness, and how the expectations of the outside world can't help but colour the way we see ourselves. Kim - smart, funny, and finally fed up with the cards she's been dealt - is finding out that friends change, love doesn't always mean forever, and growing up means living your truth, even if it isn't pretty.