Tomboy Survival Guide

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Tomboy Survival Guide by Ivan Coyote is a heartfelt and insightful exploration of growing up outside traditional gender norms. Through engaging anecdotes, the author shares personal experiences of navigating life as a tomboy, blending humour and wisdom to reflect on identity, family, and community. It's an inspiring memoir that celebrates the diversity of human experience and the importance of being true to oneself.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in exploring themes of gender identity, personal growth, and the experiences of being a tomboy. With candid storytelling and insightful reflections, it provides a heartfelt and often humorous look at the journey towards self-acceptance.

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Tomboy Survival Guide

Tomboy Survival Guide These heartfelt, funny, and moving stories are about the culture of difference -a guide to being true to one's self.

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Ivan Coyote is a celebrated storyteller and the author of ten previous books, including Gender Failure (with Rae Spoon) and One in Every Crowd, a collection for LGBT youth.

Tomboy Survival Guide is a funny and moving memoir told in stories, about how they learned to embrace their tomboy past while carving out a space for those of us who don't fit neatly into boxes or identities or labels.

Ivan Coyote is a celebrated storyteller and the author of ten previous books, including Gender Failure (with Rae Spoon) and One in Every Crowd, a collection for LGBT youth.

Tomboy Survival Guide is a funny and moving memoir told in stories, about how they learned to embrace their tomboy past while carving out a space for those of us who don't fit neatly into boxes or labels.

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Tomboy Survival Guide by Ivan Coyote has been praised for its heartfelt and candid storytelling, delving into themes of gender identity and self-discovery. Readers appreciate the author's humour, warmth, and poignant reflections on growing up outside traditional gender norms. Coyote's engaging prose and insightful anecdotes make this memoir both entertaining and thought-provoking.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781551526560

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 March 2017

Country: Canada

Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press

Illustration: 1 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 244

About the Author

Ivan Coyote: Ivan Coyote is the award-winning author of eleven books, and the creator of four short films as well as three CDs that combine storytelling with music. Ivan is a seasoned stage performer and long-time road dog, and over the last eighteen years has become an audience favorite at storytelling, literary, film, and folk music festivals from Anchorage to Amsterdam.

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