From the Publisher
**STARRED REVIEW**
"Any teen with questions about gender identity and/or sexuality will find heart, humor, and essential guidance in McKenna’s book, and so will the adults looking to support them. An indispensable first purchase." —School Library Journal
"Energetic and lovingly written memoir... McKenna acknowledges the weight of coming out and reminds readers that he’s only an expert at being himself, urging readers to likewise live authentically."—Booklist
"This coming-out guide for the next generation hits all the right notes... The pictures tell the best story of all: that of a young man who’s comfortable in his own skin. A worthy read for teens, tweens, and their parents."—Kirkus Reviews
School Library Journal
**STARRED REVIEW**
"Any teen with questions about gender identity and/or sexuality will find heart, humor, and essential guidance in McKenna’s book, and so will the adults looking to support them. An indispensable first purchase."
Booklist
"Energetic and lovingly written memoir... McKenna acknowledges the weight of coming out and reminds readers that he’s only an expert at being himself, urging readers to likewise live authentically."
Kirkus Reviews
"This coming-out guide for the next generation hits all the right notes... The pictures tell the best story of all: that of a young man who’s comfortable in his own skin. A worthy read for teens, tweens, and their parents."
DECEMBER 2020 - AudioFile
First-time author and narrator Miles McKenna shares his one-of-a-kind guide to self-discovery for anyone questioning or transitioning and for the LGBTQ+ community and their allies. McKenna's candid and fast-paced approach is full of both energy and sensitivity. A great mix of humor and wisdom, McKenna's unique self-help survival guide provides details from his personal experience, advice known as "Miles's Ten Commandments," and innumerable resources and websites that are available. His youthful tones broadcast positivity and confidence, and, most of all, hope. McKenna provides insights into important questions and topics with grace and humility. Ideally suited for a younger audience, this audiobook is beneficial to those of all ages. E.P. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
Kirkus Reviews
2020-05-16
This coming-out guide for the next generation hits all the right notes.
McKenna, a queer, white, trans YouTube personality, presents a new generation of tween and teen readers with an updated coming-out guide that’s fun, fresh, and incredibly useful. Celebrity-authored books can be hit or miss, but this one will be a hit thanks to the warmth and personality that infuse it. Along the way, readers will learn about McKenna’s story of coming out as queer, then as trans. But although sections of the book discuss his life, the focus remains on providing solid real-world advice. McKenna tackles a laundry list of common (and less common) aspects of coming out, from the role and changing nature of self-labeling to finding or making safe spaces to therapy to maintaining a healthy mental state throughout the process. It’s on this point that the book truly shines; McKenna consistently and effectively reminds readers to value their mental health. Links in the text and in the backmatter will supply readers with plenty of places to turn for help. Superfans will be ecstatic because the book is peppered with photo-shoot images of McKenna, sometimes alone, sometimes with friends. The pictures tell the best story of all: that of a young man who’s comfortable in his own skin.
A worthy read for teens, tweens, and their parents. (activity guide, resource list, glossary, fan art) (Nonfiction. 12-18)
