Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

I have some gender questioning people in my life and I want to do a good job of trying to be a better and more informed advocate for them. This is a book that my niece read and I really appreciate the recommendation. Felix Love is a talented seventeen-year-old trans man artist with a scholarship to a prestigious private high school, but life is not easy. He has been through a lot over the past several years, from transitioning, to losing his mom, to more recent gender questioning and lots of confusion. For starters, Felix’s mom isn’t dead. She divorced his dad, changed her name, remarried, and moved to Florida with her new husband and stepdaughter never looking back. Five years ago, when Felix was twelve, he emailed his mom telling her that he was trans, and she never responded. They have not spoken or texted since, though Felix has 473 unsent emails addressed to her in his email drafts folder. Felix’s dad is loving and kind, but it’s not cool that he still has trouble saying the name Felix out loud, and often slips up using wrong pronouns not bothering to correct himself. Felix’s dad did pay for his top surgery though, and Felix knows deep down that his dad truly loves and cares about him. Felix has friends and he has allies, but he also has enemies, those who wish him ill, and most of all, he feels he has never been in love or loved in return. This is a great coming of age in a body one just isn't sure about and all that entails.