Shy fourth-grader Jess Jezowski turns the tables on her mom when she's given yet another girly baby doll for Christmas. This time, instead of ignoring or destroying it, she transforms it into the boy she's always wanted to be--a brave, funny little guy named Mickey. Making him talk, Jess finally lets the boy in her express himself–but Mickey proves to be her little Frankenstein. A story of early gender exploration and self-acceptance set in 1973, with black-and-white illustrations throughout.
- Rights Contact
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Julie Swanson
<jules9swanson@icloud.com>
- Rights Sold (Countries)
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USA
- Book Website
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https://www.julieswanson.com
- Contributor(s)
- Julie A. Swanson
- Publisher
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SparkPress
- ISBN-13
- 978-1-68463-330-2
- Publication Date
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Sep 2, 2025
- Pages
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349
- Price
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$14.99
- Tags
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#juvenilefiction
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#LGBTQ
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Our Review
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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...
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