03439cam a2200493 4500 595147258 TxAuBib 20220529120000.0 ||||||s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781728432243 1728432243 88cf3565-8ab6-43f6-a5d5-4e6d46acd0ca OverDrive (Reserve ID) 6415235 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Santana, Sol. Just Ash [Libby]. Lerner Publishing Group, 2021. family. relationships. intersex. salem witch trials. realism. contemporary fiction. Fiction. salem. abuse. Massachusetts. Coming of age. Young adult fiction. Boston. trauma. Self-Discovery. Gender identity. Fiction-Young Adult. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 6779kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. LGBTQIA+ (Fiction.) HTML:<p>Ashley "Ash" Bishop has always known who he is: a guy who loves soccer, has a crush on his friend Michelle, and is fascinated by the gruesome history of his hometown—Salem, Massachusetts. He's also always known that he's intersex, born with both male and female genitalia. But it's never felt like a big deal until his junior year of high school, when Ash gets his first period in front of the entire boys' soccer team. Now his friends and teachers see him differently, and his own mother thinks he should "try being a girl."<br /> <br /> As tensions mount with his parents and Ash feels more and more like an outcast, he can't help feeling a deeper kinship with his ancestor Bridget Bishop, who was executed for witchcraft. She didn't conform to her community's expectations either; she was different, and her neighbors felt threatened by her. And she paid the ultimate price. Ash is haunted by her last recorded words: You will keep silent.<br /> <br /> Ash realizes that he needs to find a way to stand up for who he really is, or the cost of his silence might destroy his life, too.</p> <p>Praise for Just Ash:</p> <p>"There are few books and even fewer authors who have endeavored to give readers a real glimpse into the life of an intersex teen, which is just one reason Santana's debut is so unique. . . . Santana—who is intersex herself—has written a smart and deeply introspective main character with whom readers will easily sympathize."—<strong>starred, Booklist</strong></p> <p>"A page-turning, harrowing, but ultimately empowering tour-de-force...a must read for all humans."—<strong>I. W. Gregorio, author of None of the Above and This is My Brain in Love</strong></p>"A tough, powerful, necessary read, especially as Intersex Awareness Day approaches."—<strong>BuzzFeed</strong>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-28 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=88cf3565-8ab6-43f6-a5d5-4e6d46acd0ca&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=88cf3565-8ab6-43f6-a5d5-4e6d46acd0ca&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)