Five top novels for young adult -- and not-so-young adult -- readers looking for stories about the lives of young trans people.
By Michelle Garcia
"Luna by Julie Anne Peters (Little, Brown; 2004)
For years Liam secretly transforms himself into Luna each night with the help of his sister's clothes and makeup. As he yearns to reveal his nighttime identity, his sister Regan finds it more difficult to keep Luna a secret with each passing day. Are Liam's family and friends ready to accept Luna into their lives? Julie Anne Peters's well-received novel was a 2004 finalist for the National Book Award in Young People's Literature."
Karen
