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Tomboy Survival Guide
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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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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
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Width: 139.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 244
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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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