A Million Quiet Revolutions
âItâs hard to search for someone like yourself when youâre not even sure who you are.â
For as long as they can remember, Aaron and Oliver have only ever had each other. In a small town with few queer teenagers, let alone young trans men, theyâve shared milestones like coming out as trans, buying the right bindersâand falling for each other.
But just as their relationship has started to blossom, Aaron moves away. Feeling adrift, separated from the one person who understands them, they seek solace in digging deep into the annals of Americaâs past. When they discover the story of two Revolutionary War soldiers who they believe to have been trans man in love, theyâre inspired to pay tribute to these soldiers by adopting their namesâAaron and Oliver. As they learn, they delve further into unwritten queer stories, and they discover the transformative power of reclaiming oneâs place in history.
Product Info
Publisher: â Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date: March 22, 2022
Language: â English
Hardcover: â 336 pages
ISBN-13: â 978-0374388416
Reading age: â 14
Full Description
Robin Gow's a modern love story, told in verse, about two teenaged trans boys who name themselves after two Revolutionary War soldiers. A lyrical, aching young adult romance perfect for fans of The Poet X, Darius the Great is Not Okay, and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Universe.
For as long as they can remember, Aaron and Oliver have only ever had each other. In a small town with few queer teenagers, let alone young trans men, theyâve shared milestones like coming out as trans, buying the right bindersâand falling for each other.
But just as their relationship has started to blossom, Aaron moves away. Feeling adrift, separated from the one person who understands them, they seek solace in digging deep into the annals of Americaâs past. When they discover the story of two Revolutionary War soldiers who they believe to have been trans man in love, theyâre inspired to pay tribute to these soldiers by adopting their namesâAaron and Oliver. As they learn, they delve further into unwritten queer stories, and they discover the transformative power of reclaiming oneâs place in history.
Content Warnings
Sexual assault
Transphobia
Religious bigotry
Dysphoria
Sexual content
Deadnaming
Homophobia
Misogyny
Sexual violence
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