Born Ready
Born Ready
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Born Ready

Written by Jodie Patterson & illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
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4 - 8
Reading age
40
Page count
AD480L
Lexile measure
Apr 20, 2021
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Jodie Patterson, activist and Chair of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Board, shares her transgender son’s experience in this important picture book about identity and acceptance. Penelope knows that he’s a boy. (And a ninja.) The problem is getting everyone else to realize it. In this exuberant companion to Jodie Patterson’s adult memoir, The Bold World, Patterson shares her son Penelope’s frustrations and triumphs on his journey to share himself with the world. Penelope’s experiences show children that it always makes you stronger when you are true to yourself and who you really are.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780593123638
    Publication Date
    April 20, 2021
    Publisher
    Crown Books for Young Readers
    Original Publication Date
    April 13, 2021
    Page Count
    40
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2020010665
    Lexile® Level
    AD480L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~M
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~3.2

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