Joy, to the World Genres - Children's a miniature masterpiece of narrative

a miniature masterpiece of narrative tension and compression" - Emily Eakin

and untimely the terrors of being a human and being alive

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forge their own place within the pages of ancient texts

Joy, to the World Genres - Children's a miniature masterpiece of narrativeA young Dumplin' meets Melissa in this joyful and energetic middle grade novel about a twelve year old girl living her life to the fullest, celebrating her love for sports and fighting for her right to cheer. Joy, a twelve year old trans girl, just moved to Texas with her mother and older brother. Her family has accepted Joy as the girl she is early in her transition, with little fuss, leaving Joy to explore her love of sports, competition, teamwork,