None of the Above, I. W. Gregorio
None of the Above, I. W. Gregorio
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None of the Above

Author: I. W. Gregorio

Narrator: Caitlin Davies

Unabridged: 7 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 04/07/2015

Synopsis

A groundbreaking story about a teenage girl who discovers she's intersex . . . and what happens when her secret is revealed to the entire school. Incredibly compelling and sensitively told, None of the Above is a thought-provoking novel that explores what it means to be a boy, a girl, or something in between.What if everything you knew about yourself changed in an instant?When Kristin Lattimer is voted homecoming queen, it seems like another piece of her ideal life has fallen into place. She's a champion hurdler with a full scholarship to college and she's madly in love with her boyfriend. In fact, she's decided that she's ready to take things to the next level with him.But Kristin's first time isn't the perfect moment she's planned—something is very wrong. A visit to the doctor reveals the truth: Kristin is intersex, which means that though she outwardly looks like a girl, she has male chromosomes, not to mention boy ""parts.""Dealing with her body is difficult enough, but when her diagnosis is leaked to the whole school, Kristin's entire identity is thrown into question. As her world unravels, can she come to terms with her new self?

About I. W. Gregorio

I. W. Gregorio is a practicing surgeon by day, masked avenging YA writer by night. After getting her MD, she did her residency at Stanford, where she met the intersex patient who inspired None of the Above, her debut novel. She is also a founding member of the We Need Diverse Books team. A recovering ice hockey player, she lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and two children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May

I tried to hold things together, but I could feel pieces of myself crumbling, turning to dust. “It’s not fair. I’m a girl.” My voice came out in a whisper. 2015 so far seems to be an excellent year for YA contemporary. I'm always the kind of person who finds myself attracted to books that promise......more

Goodreads review by Aj the Ravenous Reader

You know how when you take a multiple choice exam and there’s a none of the above option, you’d assume that it’s a very easy question but in truth it’s actually one of the most difficult ones because you’ll have to consider the validity of each of the other choices before finally choosing the none......more

Goodreads review by Steph

... Love isn't a choice. You fall for the person, not their chromosomes. I love walking away from a book learning so much more about people and the world around me. It allows me to peep into the others' lives and backgrounds, understand their struggles and fears. I'm very appreciative of......more

Goodreads review by aimee (aimeecanread)

Ever heard of the term intersex? Before coming across this book, I already knew that there were people who outwardly looked like a true male/female, but had other parts,but I never really knew anything about this condition other than that. None of the Above opened my eyes to this concept, and I......more

Goodreads review by Hannah

I’m ashamed to admit I almost wrote this book off before I ever touched it, mostly because I didn’t understand intersex and what it meant. Not until Steph, from Cuddlebuggery, set me straight on our way to NYCC14. Steph: Awesome! NONE OF THE ABOVE will be available at the Harper booth if we ask for......more

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