Lucy, Uncensored
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Chapter Book · Ages 13–17 · 2024

Lucy, Uncensored

By Mel Hammond, Teghan Hammond

A transgender teen's college dreams hinge on a road trip to a groundbreaking women's college.

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252 pages
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Lucy, a transgender teen, dreams of a fresh start at college. Her ideal school, however, feels like a repeat of high school. Discovering a welcoming women's college, she faces a dilemma: it's far away and has never admitted a trans woman. With her best friend Callie, Lucy embarks on a road trip to find out if this could be her true home. Will she find acceptance and a place to belong, or will her dreams be dashed? Join Lucy on a journey of identity, courage, and the quest for belonging.

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A road trip through gender identity, self-expression, and the thorny process of figuring out where you fit after high school as an out-and-proud transgender teen. Lucy imagines college as more than a chance to party with other drama nerds and be roommates with her best friend Callie. College will be her fresh start. For the first time, she’ll be able to introduce herself as Lucy to people she hasn’t gone to school with since kindergarten. Plus, she happens to live an hour away from one of the most prestigious theater programs in the country. She’s always dreamed of going to Central, but when she finally has a chance to visit, it’s not what she imagined. While Lucy and Callie are on their campus tour, two kids from their high school make the typical transphobic comments Lucy’s gotten used to in her small town. She starts to worry that her dream school might end up being High School 2.0. What if she belongs somewhere else? Somewhere that she can truly have a fresh start? When Lucy finds a beautiful school with a great theater program on a list of the most LGBTQ+ friendly colleges, it seems like fate–except that the school is hundreds of miles away. And there’s something unexpected about it: it’s a women’s college. As far as she can tell, they’ve never admitted a trans woman. Will they let Lucy in? There’s only one way to find out: road trip!

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
252
Reading age
13–17
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
HL720L
Themes & topics
Books about LGBTQBooks about girls and womenBooks about teenagers
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.6
F&P level
~Q
Publication
Published
October 8, 2024
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780593814055

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