Sissy
Author: Tobia, Jacob
ISBN: 9780735218840
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 03 Mar 2020
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Transformative ... If Tobia aspires to the ranks of comic memoirists like David Sedaris and Mindy Kaling, Plt;IPgt;Sissy Plt;/IPgt;succeeds.Pquot; --Plt;IPgt;The New York Times Book ReviewPlt;/IPgt; (A Paperback Row Pick) Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;A heart-wrenching, eye-opening, and giggle-inducing memoir about what itP#39;s like to grow up not sure if youP#39;re (a) a boy, (b) a girl, (c) something in between, or (d) all of the above.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;A beautiful book . . . honest and funny.Pquot;--Trevor Noah, Plt;IPgt;The Daily ShowPlt;/IPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Plt;IPgt;SensationalPlt;/IPgt;.Pquot;--Tyler OakleyPlt;brPgt;Pquot;Jacob Tobia is a force.Pquot; --Plt;IPgt;Good Morning AmericaPlt;/IPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;A trans Nora Ephron . . . both honest and didactic.Pquot; --Plt;IPgt;OUT MagazinePlt;/IPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;A rallying cry for anyone whoP#39;s ever felt like they donP#39;t belong.Pquot; --Plt;IPgt;WomanP#39;s DayPlt;/IPgt;
Plt;bPgt;THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Transformative ... If Tobia aspires to the ranks of comic memoirists like David Sedaris and Mindy Kaling, Plt;iPgt;Sissy Plt;/iPgt;succeeds.Pquot; --Plt;iPgt;The New York Times Book ReviewPlt;/iPgt; (A Paperback Row Pick) Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;A heart-wrenching, eye-opening, and giggle-inducing memoir about what itP#39;s like to grow up not sure if youP#39;re (a) a boy, (b) a girl, (c) something in between, or (d) all of the above.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;A beautiful book . . . honest and funny.Pquot;--Trevor Noah, Plt;iPgt;The Daily ShowPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Plt;iPgt;SensationalPlt;/iPgt;.Pquot;--Tyler OakleyPlt;brPgt;Pquot;Jacob Tobia is a force.Pquot; --Plt;iPgt;Good Morning AmericaPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;A trans Nora Ephron . . . both honest and didactic.Pquot; --Plt;iPgt;OUT MagazinePlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;A rallying cry for anyone whoP#39;s ever felt like they donP#39;t belong.Pquot; --Plt;iPgt;WomanP#39;s DayPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;As a young child in North Carolina, Jacob Tobia wasnP#39;t the wrong gender, they just had too much of the stuff. Barbies? Yes. Playing with bugs? Absolutely. Getting muddy? Please. Princess dresses? You betcha. Jacob wanted it all, but because they were Pquot;a boy,Pquot; they were told they could only have the masculine half. Acting feminine labelled them Pquot;a sissyPquot; and brought social isolation. Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;It took Jacob years to discover that being Pquot;a sissyPquot; isnP#39;t something to be ashamed of. ItP#39;s a source of pride. Following Jacob through bullying and beauty contests, from Duke University to the United Nations to the podiums of the Methodist church--not to mention the parlors of the White House--this unforgettable memoir contains multitudes. A deeply personal story of trauma and healing, a powerful reflection on gender and self-acceptance, and a hilarious guidebook for wearing tacky clip-on earrings in todayP#39;s world, Plt;iPgt;SissyPlt;/iPgt; guarantees youP#39;ll never think about gender--both other peopleP#39;s and your own--the same way again.
ISBN: 9780735218840
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 03 Mar 2020
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Transformative ... If Tobia aspires to the ranks of comic memoirists like David Sedaris and Mindy Kaling, Plt;IPgt;Sissy Plt;/IPgt;succeeds.Pquot; --Plt;IPgt;The New York Times Book ReviewPlt;/IPgt; (A Paperback Row Pick) Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;A heart-wrenching, eye-opening, and giggle-inducing memoir about what itP#39;s like to grow up not sure if youP#39;re (a) a boy, (b) a girl, (c) something in between, or (d) all of the above.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;A beautiful book . . . honest and funny.Pquot;--Trevor Noah, Plt;IPgt;The Daily ShowPlt;/IPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Plt;IPgt;SensationalPlt;/IPgt;.Pquot;--Tyler OakleyPlt;brPgt;Pquot;Jacob Tobia is a force.Pquot; --Plt;IPgt;Good Morning AmericaPlt;/IPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;A trans Nora Ephron . . . both honest and didactic.Pquot; --Plt;IPgt;OUT MagazinePlt;/IPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;A rallying cry for anyone whoP#39;s ever felt like they donP#39;t belong.Pquot; --Plt;IPgt;WomanP#39;s DayPlt;/IPgt;
Plt;bPgt;THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Transformative ... If Tobia aspires to the ranks of comic memoirists like David Sedaris and Mindy Kaling, Plt;iPgt;Sissy Plt;/iPgt;succeeds.Pquot; --Plt;iPgt;The New York Times Book ReviewPlt;/iPgt; (A Paperback Row Pick) Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;A heart-wrenching, eye-opening, and giggle-inducing memoir about what itP#39;s like to grow up not sure if youP#39;re (a) a boy, (b) a girl, (c) something in between, or (d) all of the above.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;A beautiful book . . . honest and funny.Pquot;--Trevor Noah, Plt;iPgt;The Daily ShowPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Plt;iPgt;SensationalPlt;/iPgt;.Pquot;--Tyler OakleyPlt;brPgt;Pquot;Jacob Tobia is a force.Pquot; --Plt;iPgt;Good Morning AmericaPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;A trans Nora Ephron . . . both honest and didactic.Pquot; --Plt;iPgt;OUT MagazinePlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;A rallying cry for anyone whoP#39;s ever felt like they donP#39;t belong.Pquot; --Plt;iPgt;WomanP#39;s DayPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;As a young child in North Carolina, Jacob Tobia wasnP#39;t the wrong gender, they just had too much of the stuff. Barbies? Yes. Playing with bugs? Absolutely. Getting muddy? Please. Princess dresses? You betcha. Jacob wanted it all, but because they were Pquot;a boy,Pquot; they were told they could only have the masculine half. Acting feminine labelled them Pquot;a sissyPquot; and brought social isolation. Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;It took Jacob years to discover that being Pquot;a sissyPquot; isnP#39;t something to be ashamed of. ItP#39;s a source of pride. Following Jacob through bullying and beauty contests, from Duke University to the United Nations to the podiums of the Methodist church--not to mention the parlors of the White House--this unforgettable memoir contains multitudes. A deeply personal story of trauma and healing, a powerful reflection on gender and self-acceptance, and a hilarious guidebook for wearing tacky clip-on earrings in todayP#39;s world, Plt;iPgt;SissyPlt;/iPgt; guarantees youP#39;ll never think about gender--both other peopleP#39;s and your own--the same way again.
