'Cycler' Book Series to Bring Teen Bisexuality and Gender Fluidity to the Big Screen!
by Lesley Goldberg | Article Date: 11/19/2009 12:08 PM
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The production company behind hits Shoot 'Em Up and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen has optioned the rights to Cycler, Lauren McLaughlin's young-adult book series, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Cycler, which tells the story of Jill, a 17-year-old suburban girl whose motto, "I am all girl," is turned on its head when for four days every month turns into Jack, a teen with male anatomy and typical fantasies of girls. Jill develops a Plan B comprised of visualization techniques and chanting after research and hospital visits fail to explain her mysterious transformation.
Random House for Young Readers first published Cycler in August 2008; themes of bisexuality, porn addiction and gender identity are just part of the story line when Jack rebels against Jill's quiet homebody lifestyle.