None of the Above is the story of Kristin who is a typical
high school senior with great friends, is the star of the girls track team, and
has a wonderful boyfriend. When her Homecoming night doesn’t quite go as
planned she heads to the doc and learns she is intersex. This means she is a
female but has male chromosomes. She has
to come to terms with what this means for her life now and for the future. Unfortunately
before she has the chance her secret is reveled, and of course high school
immaturity strikes. This infuriates me, because I have been on the wrong side
of this kind of immaturity. My heart ached for Kristin and I wanted to jump
into the pages and explain some things about life to the students at her high
school. There were many times people in traffic probably thought I was crazy
because I was yelling at my radio. Unsurprisingly because of this immaturity
Kristin goes into hiding, until with the help of her doctors and her lovingly
helpful father she finds a support group that helps her understands and come to
terms with her diagnosis. Once she comes to terms with everything herself, she
learns how to get her life back on track.
This book is written in a way that handles everything very
well. Nothing is glossed over, and I. W. Gregorio has really done her homework
on intersex diagnosis, and people that have been diagnosed. I really only had an issue with the schooling
thing. It is stupid but you do not loose scholarship money for getting a GED,
at least not where I am from. Other than this minor issue I loved this book.
Basically all I have left to say is Go Read This Book!!!!
4.5/5
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