For fans of Kacen Callender, Lin Thompson, and Kyle Lukoff comes a middle grade novel set in 1973 about a child who feels more boy than girl and is frustrated that people act blind to that when—except for her stupid hair and clothes—it should be obvious!

Rights Contact

Julie Swanson <jules9swanson@icloud.com>

Rights Sold (Countries)

USA

Book Website

https://www.julieswanson.com/

Contributor(s)

Julie A. Swanson

Publisher

SparkPress

ISBN-13

978-1-68463-330-2

Publication Date

Sep 2, 2025

Pages

355

Price

$14.99

Tags

#LGBTQ

#juvenilefiction

Our Review

A fourth grader adopts a creative way to remedy the gulf between how she feels inside and how others perceive her in Julie A. Swanson’s insightful novel "North of Tomboy". No one in Jess’s Northern Michigan rural family, church, or community seems to understand that dresses and dolls just... Read More