I was born for this
Call Number
- FICTION OSEM TEEN (CEN, OSH)
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York : Scholastic Press, 2022.
Physical Description
348 pages, 24 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm.
Audience
Grades 10-12. Scholastic Press.
Summary
The Ark, a boy band, is the center of life for super-fan Fereshteh (A.K.A Angel) Rahimi. Transgender front man Jimmy Kaga-Ricci owes everything to The Ark, even if fame only amplifies his severe anxiety. The fans accept that he's trans, but keep matching himn with his friend and bandmate Rowan. When Jimmy and Angel are unexpectedly thrust together, they find out how strange and surprising facing up to reality can be.
Notes
Following the novel is a short story, Ghosted. In it, Oseman explores what Rowan and Lister's relationship is like when Jimmy isn't around. The story is 24 unnumbered pages.
Contents
- I was born for this
- Ghosted : a short story
Subjects
- Boy bands > Juvenile fiction.
- Teenagers > Juvenile fiction.
- Trans musicians > Juvenile fiction.
- Muslim girls > Juvenile fiction.
- Identity (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
- Interpersonal relations > Juvenile fiction.
- Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
- Boy bands > Fiction.
- Trans people > Fiction
- Anxiety in adolescence > Fiction.
- Muslims > Fiction.
- Muslim teenagers > Fiction.
- Identity > Fiction.
- Interpersonal relations > Fiction.
- Friendship > Fiction.