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Lily and Dunkin
- Narrated by: Ryan Gesell, Michael Crouch, Donna Gephart
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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Lily and Dunkin
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Publisher's Summary
California Young Reader Medal winner
Connecticut Nutmeg Children's Book Award nominee
Georgia Children's Book Award nominee
Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award nominee
Named one of the best kids books of the year by NPR, New York Public Library, Junior Library Guild Selection, and Goodreads Choice Awards.
For people who enjoyed Wonder and Counting by 7's, award-winning author Donna Gephart crafts a compelling story about two remarkable young people: Lily, a transgender girl, and Dunkin, a boy dealing with bipolar disorder. Their powerful journey, perfect for fans of Wonder, will shred your heart, then stitch it back together with kindness, humor, bravery, and love.
Lily Jo McGrother, born Timothy McGrother, is a girl. But being a girl is not so easy when you look like a boy. Especially when you’re in the eighth grade.
Dunkin Dorfman, birth name Norbert Dorfman, is dealing with bipolar disorder and has just moved from the New Jersey town he’s called home for the past 13 years. This would be hard enough, but the fact that he is also hiding from a painful secret makes it even worse.
One summer morning, Lily Jo McGrother meets Dunkin Dorfman, and their lives forever change.
What the critics say
One of YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults
One of YALSA's Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
One of ALA's Rainbow Book List—GLBTQ Books for Children & Teens
Rainbow Awards Winner of Best Transgender Book
An Indie Next Pick
"Gephart clearly has a lot of heart, and she tells their stories with compassion."—Kirkus
"A thoughtfully and sensitively written work of character-driven fiction that dramatically addresses two important subjects that deserve more widespread attention."—Booklist, starred review
“Gephart sympathetically contrasts the physical awkwardness, uncertainty, and longings of these two outsiders during a few tightly-plotted months, building to a crescendo of revelation…[A] valuable portrait of two teenagers whose journeys are just beginning.”—PW