Lily and Dunkin

Parents need to know that Lily and Dunkin are a wonderful story about the beginning and end friendship between the transgender's eighth graders and the other who suffers from mental illness. Donna Gephart (Olivia Bien: Queen of Trivia) became another new friend in this gentle sentence. Secondary schools have brutal numbers that can be predicted, such as Lily's speech and physical bullying of the transgender. Children also deal with the conflict of several families, the role of suicide. These two teenagers have warm and caring families, but their relationship with their fathers is very difficult.

This compassionate and clever story tells the story of two young people dealing with major issues, but the theme - credibility, connection and courage - resonates with everyone in junior high school. In Lily and Dunkin, Donna Gephart, which was partially influenced by his son's fight against mental illness, strongly conscious of how difficult it is for young people to harmonize with their personality to present their inner self to the world doing. Lily knows who you are, but I do not know how to show myself what I wanted to others. On the other hand, Dunkin is not sure how his medicine will help and when it may get in the way.

The double story is very well-balanced and sometimes shows different ways in which two characters act on the same event. The story of Dunkin seems to be incomprehensible, but Lily seems to be a bit simpler and sophisticated. She has a very powerful support system, and even her father's confrontation position is rooted in love and care.

One of the most important aspects of this novel is the personality and the problem that Lily and Dunkin are allowed beyond the marginalized identity. As the novel progressed, Dunkin made basketball team and was concerned about living with fitness enthusiasts. Lily led the protest action, put the tree outside the public library, worried about participating in the school dance, and agreed to put her best friend and new friends in their group. This is very important as LGBTQ and nervous breakdown (mentally handicapped person) are often scaled down to personality traits, barriers, and solutions. Of course, this is not consistent with real life. Teenagers around the world can prove that their lives are full of intertwined identities and problems. Lily and Dunkin often show that no one has dealt with the problem. Both parents and young readers can benefit from reading complex YA novels filled with complex personality and questions.

The title of this book is two hero, two 8th graders dealing with various problems such as gender identity, acceptance of family, mental illness of self and family, moving, accepting fellows, bullying, self-acceptance. , Sorrow and friendship - but this book does not read the "teaching" or unreality of social problems discussed in books. Instead, because Gephart painted Lily and Dunkin, it broke the minds of the reader and was able to deepen the understanding of each character's suffering and joy in various parts of the story.