Bibliograph

Joy, to the world, by Kai Shapple and Lisa Bunker

Type

Label

Joy, to the world, by Kai Shapple and Lisa Bunker

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 8-12, Clarion BooksGrades 4-6, Clarion Books

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Joy, to the world

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1378723401

Responsibility statement

by Kai Shapple and Lisa Bunker

Summary

A 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, school spirit, and worship.But when she is told she's off the cheerleading team, Joy wants to fight for her right to cheer. As her battle with the school board picks up momentum, Joy attracts support from kids all around the country . . . she even gets the attention of her hero, trans activist Kai Shappley.Inspired by Kai's own life, Joy, to the World is a timely story of living life to the fullest, celebrating and centering trans joy, courage, and resilience

Target audience

adolescentpre adolescent

Classification