Can't Take That Away
Author(s): Steven Salvatore
Young Adult | Identity - Transgender | Romance | Identity - Genderqueer / Genderfluid | Gender Identity | Acceptance
An empowering and emotional debut about a genderqueer teen who finds the courage to stand up and speak out for equality when they are discriminated against by their high school administration.
Carey Parker dreams of being a diva, and bringing the house down with song. They can hit every note of all the top pop and Broadway hits. But despite their talent, emotional scars from an incident with a homophobic classmate and their grandmother's spiraling dementia make it harder and harder for Carey to find their voice.
Then Carey meets Cris, a singer/guitarist who makes Carey feel seen for the first time in their life. With the rush of a promising new romantic relationship, Carey finds the confidence to audition for the role of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, in the school musical, setting off a chain reaction of prejudice by Carey's tormentor and others in the school. It's up to Carey, Cris, and their friends to defend their rights -- and they refuse to be silenced.
Told in alternating chapters with identifying pronouns, debut author Steven Salvatore's Can't Take That Away conducts a powerful, uplifting anthem, a swoony romance, and an affirmation of self-identity that will ignite the activist in all of us.
"A charming, inspired story about being true to who you are." - Phil Stamper, bestselling author of The Gravity of Us
Product Information
General Fields
- :
- : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- : 0.39
- : 01 February 2022
- : 1.09 Inches X 5.61 Inches X 8.28 Inches
- : books
Special Fields
- : Steven Salvatore
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 400