San Francisco Chronicle Readers become immersed in these young adults' voices and experiences. Booklist (starred review) Pain and possibility are juxtaposed in this groundbreaking book that by its very existence portends a better future.
Speaking with equal impact to both the reader's heart and mind, Beyond Magenta is highly recommended. Kuklin's important new book brings welcome clarity to a subject that has often been obscure and gives faces-literally and metaphorically-to a segment of the teen population that has too long been invisible. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) strikingly in-depth examination of the sometimes clinical complexities of being transgender, even as Kuklin's empathy-inducing pictures put a human face on the experience. The collective portrait that emerges from these narratives and pictures is diverse, complex and occasionally self-contradictory - as any true story should be.Informative, revealing, powerful and necessary. Publishers Weekly (starred review) Kuklin brings her intimate, compassionate and respectful lens to the stories of six transgender young people.
As Kuklin writes, "My subjects' willingness to brave bullying and condemnation in order to reveal their individual selves makes it impossible to be nothing less than awestruck." She isn't wrong. Kuklin captures these teenagers not as idealized exemplars of what it "means" to be transgender but as full, complex, and imperfect human beings. Kirkus Reviews (starred review), sorely needed resource for teens and, frankly, many adults. Sorely needed resource for teens and, frankly, many adults.
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