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'''Alex Gino''' is an American children's book writer. Gino's debut book, '']'', was the winner of the 2016 ]<ref name="Stonewall">{{Cite web |last=Amundsen |first=John L. |date=2016-01-12 |title=2016 Stonewall Book Awards Announced |url=https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/01/2016-stonewall-book-awards-announced |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=] |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207041958/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/01/2016-stonewall-book-awards-announced |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=]|title='George,' by Alex Gino|first=Tim|last=Federle|date=September 11, 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/george-by-alex-gino.html?_r=0|access-date=March 1, 2017|archive-date=December 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202052907/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/george-by-alex-gino.html?_r=0|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NYTTRANS">{{cite web|work=]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/business/media/transgender-childrens-books-fill-a-void-and-break-a-taboo.html|title=Transgender Children's Books Fill a Void and Break a Taboo|first=Alexandra|last=Alter|date=June 6, 2015|access-date=March 1, 2017|archive-date=February 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217141113/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/business/media/transgender-childrens-books-fill-a-void-and-break-a-taboo.html|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as the 2016 ] in the category of LGBT Children's/Young Adult.<ref name="lambda">{{cite web|work=]|url=http://www.lambdaliterary.org/the-2016-lambda-literary-award-winners/|title=The 2016 Lambda Literary Award Winners|access-date=2016-07-26|archive-date=2018-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124233346/http://www.lambdaliterary.org/the-2016-lambda-literary-award-winners/|url-status=dead}}</ref> '''Alex Gino''' is an American children's book writer. Gino's debut book, '']'', was the winner of the 2016 ]<ref name="Stonewall">{{Cite web |last=Amundsen |first=John L. |date=January 12, 2016 |title=2016 Stonewall Book Awards Announced |url=https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/01/2016-stonewall-book-awards-announced |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=] |language=en |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207041958/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/01/2016-stonewall-book-awards-announced |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=]|title='George,' by Alex Gino|first=Tim|last=Federle|date=September 11, 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/george-by-alex-gino.html?_r=0|access-date=March 1, 2017|archive-date=December 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202052907/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/george-by-alex-gino.html?_r=0|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NYTTRANS">{{cite web|work=]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/business/media/transgender-childrens-books-fill-a-void-and-break-a-taboo.html|title=Transgender Children's Books Fill a Void and Break a Taboo|first=Alexandra|last=Alter|date=June 6, 2015|access-date=March 1, 2017|archive-date=February 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217141113/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/business/media/transgender-childrens-books-fill-a-void-and-break-a-taboo.html|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as the 2016 ] in the category of LGBT Children's/Young Adult.<ref name="lambda">{{cite web|work=]|url=http://www.lambdaliterary.org/the-2016-lambda-literary-award-winners/|title=The 2016 Lambda Literary Award Winners|access-date=July 26, 2016|archive-date=November 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124233346/http://www.lambdaliterary.org/the-2016-lambda-literary-award-winners/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Gino is ]<ref name="interview">{{cite web|work=]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/sep/09/alex-gino-george-transgender-protagonist-interview|title=Alex Gino: 'I knew I was different as a kid'|first=John|last=Hansen|type=interview|date=September 9, 2015|access-date=July 26, 2016|archive-date=August 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826011717/https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/sep/09/alex-gino-george-transgender-protagonist-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> and uses ] pronouns<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://www.alexgino.com/about-alex/|title=About Alex|first=Alex|last=Gino|access-date=2016-07-26|archive-date=2016-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722152334/http://www.alexgino.com/about-alex/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the honorific ]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.yallfest.org/authors/alex-gino/ |title=Alex Gino Bio |website=Yallfest.org |access-date=2020-03-17 |archive-date=2020-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317055720/https://www.yallfest.org/authors/alex-gino/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Gino identifies as ]<ref name="interview">{{cite web|work=]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/sep/09/alex-gino-george-transgender-protagonist-interview|title=Alex Gino: 'I knew I was different as a kid'|first=John|last=Hansen|type=interview|date=September 9, 2015|access-date=July 26, 2016|archive-date=August 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826011717/https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/sep/09/alex-gino-george-transgender-protagonist-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> and uses ] pronouns<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://www.alexgino.com/about-alex/|title=About Alex|first=Alex|last=Gino|access-date=July 26, 2016|archive-date=July 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722152334/http://www.alexgino.com/about-alex/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the honorific ]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.yallfest.org/authors/alex-gino/ |title=Alex Gino Bio |website=Yallfest.org |access-date=March 17, 2020 |archive-date=March 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317055720/https://www.yallfest.org/authors/alex-gino/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== Biography == == Biography ==
Gino was born and raised in ], but over the years they have lived in such locations as ]; ]; ]; ]; and ]. They have also spent time living in an ] and driving around the country.<ref name="about" /><ref name="RVtweet">{{cite tweet|user=lxgino|author=Alex Gino|number=716640356775763968|date=3 April 2016|title=OK, today's the day I get everything else done so I can hit the road for my new RV lifestyle in the morning. From here, it looks manageable.}}</ref> Gino was born and raised in ], but over the years they have lived in such locations as ]; ]; ]; ]; and ]. They have also spent time living in an ] and driving around the country.<ref name="about" /><ref name="RVtweet">{{cite tweet|user=lxgino|author=Alex Gino|number=716640356775763968|date=April 3, 2016|title=OK, today's the day I get everything else done so I can hit the road for my new RV lifestyle in the morning. From here, it looks manageable.}}</ref>


== Works == == Works ==
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=== ''Melissa'' (2015) === === ''Melissa'' (2015) ===
{{Main|Melissa (novel)}} {{Main|Melissa (novel)}}
Gino is best known for their 2015 debut novel '']'', a ] featuring a young ] girl,<ref name="george">{{cite web|url=http://www.alexgino.com/george/|title=GEORGE|first=Alex|last=Gino|access-date=2016-07-26|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209131039/http://www.alexgino.com/george/|url-status=live}}</ref> which they first began work on in 2003.<ref name="about" /> The working title of the novel was ''Girl George'' (a reference to ]), but Scholastic changed it to ''George'' during the editing process.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Parrott |first=Kiera |title=Alex Gino on Debut Novel |url=http://www.slj.com/?detailStory=alex-gino-on-debut-novel-george-and-the-importance-of-transgender-voices-in-the-kid-lit-world |access-date=2019-04-11 |website=School Library Journal |archive-date=2019-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411131518/https://www.slj.com/%3FdetailStory%3Dalex-gino-on-debut-novel-george-and-the-importance-of-transgender-voices-in-the-kid-lit-world |url-status=live }}</ref> Gino expressed some regrets about ] their character with this title, and in 2021 announced that they were renaming the novel ''Melissa's Story''.<ref name="melissa's story">{{cite web|date=July 19, 2021|website=]|title=Alex Gino Renames "George"; Obamas Bringing "Blackout" to Netflix|url=https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=alex-gino-renames-george-obamas-bringing-blackout-to-netflix-news-bites|accessdate=July 19, 2021|archive-date=July 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719155240/https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=alex-gino-renames-george-obamas-bringing-blackout-to-netflix-news-bites|url-status=live}}</ref> With regards to requests for a sequel to ''Melissa,'' Gino stated in 2016 that "they will NOT be writing a transition story for a largely cis audience more interested in trans bodies than trans people."<ref name="sequel">{{cite tweet|number=719342439157202944|user=lxgino|title=Re GEORGE sequel: They will NOT be writing a transition story for a largely cis audience more interested in trans bodies than trans people|author=Alex Gino|date=April 10, 2016}}</ref> Gino is best known for their 2015 debut novel '']'', a ] featuring a young ] girl,<ref name="george">{{cite web|url=http://www.alexgino.com/george/|title=GEORGE|first=Alex|last=Gino|access-date=July 26, 2016|archive-date=February 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209131039/http://www.alexgino.com/george/|url-status=live}}</ref> which they first began work on in 2003.<ref name="about" /> The working title of the novel was ''Girl George'' (a reference to ]), but Scholastic changed it to ''George'' during the editing process.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Parrott |first=Kiera |title=Alex Gino on Debut Novel |url=http://www.slj.com/?detailStory=alex-gino-on-debut-novel-george-and-the-importance-of-transgender-voices-in-the-kid-lit-world |access-date=April 11, 2019 |website=School Library Journal |archive-date=April 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411131518/https://www.slj.com/%3FdetailStory%3Dalex-gino-on-debut-novel-george-and-the-importance-of-transgender-voices-in-the-kid-lit-world |url-status=live }}</ref> Gino expressed some regrets about ] their character with this title, and in 2021 announced that they were renaming the novel ''Melissa's Story''.<ref name="melissa's story">{{cite web|date=July 19, 2021|website=]|title=Alex Gino Renames "George"; Obamas Bringing "Blackout" to Netflix|url=https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=alex-gino-renames-george-obamas-bringing-blackout-to-netflix-news-bites|accessdate=July 19, 2021|archive-date=July 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719155240/https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=alex-gino-renames-george-obamas-bringing-blackout-to-netflix-news-bites|url-status=live}}</ref> With regards to requests for a sequel to ''Melissa,'' Gino stated in 2016 that "they will NOT be writing a transition story for a largely cis audience more interested in trans bodies than trans people."<ref name="sequel">{{cite tweet|number=719342439157202944|user=lxgino|title=Re GEORGE sequel: They will NOT be writing a transition story for a largely cis audience more interested in trans bodies than trans people|author=Alex Gino|date=April 10, 2016}}</ref>


The novel received starred reviews from '']'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cart |first=Michael |date=August 2015 |title=Melissa |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=7477360 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=] |archive-date=2023-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404120230/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=7477360 |url-status=live }}</ref> '']'',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2015-05-05 |title=George |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alex-gino/george/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=] |archive-date=2022-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521160650/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alex-gino/george/ |url-status=live }}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-11 |title=George by Alex Gino |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780545812542 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=] |archive-date=2022-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128074754/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780545812542 |url-status=live }}</ref> and '']''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Jennifer M. |date=2015-08-28 |title=George |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/readers-issue.html?issue=431 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=] |archive-date=2023-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206021153/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/readers-issue.html?issue=431 |url-status=live }}</ref> The novel received starred reviews from '']'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cart |first=Michael |date=August 2015 |title=Melissa |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=7477360 |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=] |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404120230/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=7477360 |url-status=live }}</ref> '']'',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=May 5, 2015 |title=George |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alex-gino/george/ |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=] |archive-date=May 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521160650/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alex-gino/george/ |url-status=live }}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 11, 2015 |title=George by Alex Gino |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780545812542 |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=] |archive-date=November 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128074754/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780545812542 |url-status=live }}</ref> and '']''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Jennifer M. |date=August 28, 2015 |title=George |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/readers-issue.html?issue=431 |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=] |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206021153/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/readers-issue.html?issue=431 |url-status=live }}</ref>


However, it has remained controversial to some parents and teachers, leading it to be listed on the ]'s list of the 10 Most Challenged Books of 2016, 2017,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kantor |first=Emma |date=2018-09-25 |title=Top 10 Challenged Books of 2017 |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/78142-top-10-challenged-books-of-2017.html |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=] |language=en |archive-date=2018-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926125330/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/78142-top-10-challenged-books-of-2017.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-04-12 |title=ALA's 'Most Challenged Books' List |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2978 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=] |archive-date=2023-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510233140/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2978 |url-status=live }}</ref> 2018,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-04-11 |title=ALA's 'Most Challenged Books' List |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3225 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=] |archive-date=2022-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003123247/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3225 |url-status=live }}</ref> 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-04-09 |title=ALA's 'Most Challenged Books' List |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3469 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=] |archive-date=2023-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207013546/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3469 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yung |first=Sarah |date=2020-04-20 |title=Top 10 Challenged Books of 2019 |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/83105-top-10-challenged-books-of-2019.html |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=] |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504150732/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/83105-top-10-challenged-books-of-2019.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and 2020<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-04-24 |title=ALA's 'Most Challenged Books' List |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3725 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=] |archive-date=2023-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226044226/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3725 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Albanese |first=Andrew |date=2021-04-06 |title=ALA Releases 2020 Most Challenged Books List |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/86000-ala-releases-2020-most-challenged-books-list.html |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=] |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401081540/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/86000-ala-releases-2020-most-challenged-books-list.html |url-status=live }}</ref> (topping the list in 2018, 2019, and 2020).<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2013-03-26 |title=Top 10 Most Challenged Books Lists |url=https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10/archive |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=] |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424115856/https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10/archive |url-status=live }}</ref> It ultimately became the fifth-most banned book between 2010 and 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 9, 2020 |title=Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books: 2010-2019 |url=http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/decade2019 |url-status=live |access-date=May 3, 2021 |website=American Library Association |archive-date=September 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927125855/http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/decade2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Albanese |first=Andrew |date=2020-09-28 |title=ALA Releases List of Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/84473-ala-releases-list-of-top-100-most-banned-and-challenged-books.html |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=] |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323112827/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/84473-ala-releases-list-of-top-100-most-banned-and-challenged-books.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-09-29 |title='Top 100 Most Banned & Challenged Books of the Past Decade' |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3834 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=] |archive-date=2022-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927003405/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3834 |url-status=live }}</ref> Common reasons for challenging the book include its sexual references and conflict with "traditional family structure," with some saying schools and libraries should not "put books in a child's hand that require discussion."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flood |first=Alison |date=April 21, 2020 |title=LGBTQ children's books face record calls for bans in US libraries |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/apr/21/us-libraries-say-lgbtq-children-books-most-calls-for-bans-last-year-alex-gino-george |url-status=live |website=The Guardian |access-date=June 15, 2023 |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505134919/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/apr/21/us-libraries-say-lgbtq-children-books-most-calls-for-bans-last-year-alex-gino-george }}</ref> However, it has remained controversial to some parents and teachers, leading it to be listed on the ]'s list of the 10 Most Challenged Books of 2016, 2017,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kantor |first=Emma |date=September 25, 2018 |title=Top 10 Challenged Books of 2017 |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/78142-top-10-challenged-books-of-2017.html |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=] |language=en |archive-date=September 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926125330/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/78142-top-10-challenged-books-of-2017.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=April 12, 2017 |title=ALA's 'Most Challenged Books' List |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2978 |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=] |archive-date=May 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510233140/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2978 |url-status=live }}</ref> 2018,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=April 11, 2018 |title=ALA's 'Most Challenged Books' List |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3225 |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=] |archive-date=October 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003123247/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3225 |url-status=live }}</ref> 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=April 9, 2019 |title=ALA's 'Most Challenged Books' List |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3469 |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=] |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207013546/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3469 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yung |first=Sarah |date=April 20, 2020 |title=Top 10 Challenged Books of 2019 |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/83105-top-10-challenged-books-of-2019.html |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=] |language=en |archive-date=May 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504150732/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/83105-top-10-challenged-books-of-2019.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and 2020<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=April 24, 2020 |title=ALA's 'Most Challenged Books' List |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3725 |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=] |archive-date=February 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226044226/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3725 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Albanese |first=Andrew |date=April 6, 2021 |title=ALA Releases 2020 Most Challenged Books List |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/86000-ala-releases-2020-most-challenged-books-list.html |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=] |language=en |archive-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401081540/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/86000-ala-releases-2020-most-challenged-books-list.html |url-status=live }}</ref> (topping the list in 2018, 2019, and 2020).<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=March 26, 2013 |title=Top 10 Most Challenged Books Lists |url=https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10/archive |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=] |language=en |archive-date=April 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424115856/https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10/archive |url-status=live }}</ref> It ultimately became the fifth-most banned book between 2010 and 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 9, 2020 |title=Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books: 2010-2019 |url=http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/decade2019 |url-status=live |access-date=May 3, 2021 |website=American Library Association |archive-date=September 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927125855/http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/decade2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Albanese |first=Andrew |date=September 28, 2020 |title=ALA Releases List of Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/84473-ala-releases-list-of-top-100-most-banned-and-challenged-books.html |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=] |language=en |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323112827/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/84473-ala-releases-list-of-top-100-most-banned-and-challenged-books.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=September 29, 2020 |title='Top 100 Most Banned & Challenged Books of the Past Decade' |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3834 |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=] |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927003405/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3834 |url-status=live }}</ref> Common reasons for challenging the book include its sexual references and conflict with "traditional family structure," with some saying schools and libraries should not "put books in a child's hand that require discussion."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flood |first=Alison |date=April 21, 2020 |title=LGBTQ children's books face record calls for bans in US libraries |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/apr/21/us-libraries-say-lgbtq-children-books-most-calls-for-bans-last-year-alex-gino-george |url-status=live |website=The Guardian |access-date=June 15, 2023 |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505134919/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/apr/21/us-libraries-say-lgbtq-children-books-most-calls-for-bans-last-year-alex-gino-george }}</ref>


=== ''You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!'' (2018) === === ''You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!'' (2018) ===
In 2018, Gino released another middle grade novel, ''You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!'' It covers ] and the ] movement and received ] from '']'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alex-gino/you-dont-know-everything-jilly-p/ |title=You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! review |date=June 25, 2018 |website=KirkusReviews.com |language=en |access-date=2020-03-17 |archive-date=2020-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929111900/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alex-gino/you-dont-know-everything-jilly-p/ |url-status=live }}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780545956246 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |access-date=2020-03-17 |title=You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! review |archive-date=2020-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317063503/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780545956246 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=you-dont-know-everything-jilly-p|title=You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! review|date=2018-09-01|website=SLJ.com|access-date=2020-03-17|last=Parrott|first=Kiera|archive-date=2020-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317063504/https://www.slj.com/%3FreviewDetail%3Dyou-dont-know-everything-jilly-p|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Gino released another middle grade novel, ''You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!'' It covers ] and the ] movement and received ] from '']'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alex-gino/you-dont-know-everything-jilly-p/ |title=You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! review |date=June 25, 2018 |website=KirkusReviews.com |language=en |access-date=March 17, 2020 |archive-date=September 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929111900/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alex-gino/you-dont-know-everything-jilly-p/ |url-status=live }}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780545956246 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |access-date=March 17, 2020 |title=You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! review |archive-date=March 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317063503/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780545956246 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=you-dont-know-everything-jilly-p|title=You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! review|date=September 1, 2018|website=SLJ.com|access-date=March 17, 2020|last=Parrott|first=Kiera|archive-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317063504/https://www.slj.com/%3FreviewDetail%3Dyou-dont-know-everything-jilly-p|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== ''Rick'' (2020) === === ''Rick'' (2020) ===
Their 2020 novel ''Rick'' is a ] to ''George'' and is about a student coming to terms with his ]. The book received starred reviews from '']'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alex-gino/rick/ |title=Rick review |website=KirkusReviews.com |language=en |access-date=2020-03-17 |archive-date=2020-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317063511/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alex-gino/rick/ |url-status=live }}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www.booklistonline.com/Rick-Alex-Gino/pid=9727915 |title=Rick review |website=Booklist.com |access-date=2020-03-17 |archive-date=2020-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317063512/https://www.booklistonline.com/Rick-Alex-Gino/pid=9727915 |url-status=live }}</ref> and '']''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=rick |title=Rick review |last=Gafkowitz |first=Jess |date=2020-02-01 |website=SLJ.com |access-date=2020-03-17 |archive-date=2020-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317063501/https://www.slj.com/%3FreviewDetail%3Drick |url-status=live }}</ref> Their 2020 novel ''Rick'' is a ] to ''George'' and is about a student coming to terms with his ]. The book received starred reviews from '']'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alex-gino/rick/ |title=Rick review |website=KirkusReviews.com |language=en |access-date=March 17, 2020 |archive-date=March 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317063511/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alex-gino/rick/ |url-status=live }}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www.booklistonline.com/Rick-Alex-Gino/pid=9727915 |title=Rick review |website=Booklist.com |access-date=March 17, 2020 |archive-date=March 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317063512/https://www.booklistonline.com/Rick-Alex-Gino/pid=9727915 |url-status=live }}</ref> and '']''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=rick |title=Rick review |last=Gafkowitz |first=Jess |date=February 1, 2020 |website=SLJ.com |access-date=March 17, 2020 |archive-date=March 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317063501/https://www.slj.com/%3FreviewDetail%3Drick |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Awards and honors == == Awards and honors ==
In 2015, '']'' named Gino a "Flying Start" author.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilmore |first=Natasha |date=2015-12-11 |title=Fall 2015 Flying Starts: Alex Gino |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/68937-fall-2015-flying-starts-alex-gino.html |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=] |language=en |archive-date=2022-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820054500/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/68937-fall-2015-flying-starts-alex-gino.html |url-status=live }}</ref> That year, '']'' included ''Melissa'' on their list of the year's best children's books.<ref name=":0" /> '']'' included it on their "Top 10 First Novels for Youth" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Julia |date=2015-10-15 |title=Top 10 First Novels for Youth: 2015 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=7767508 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=] |archive-date=2022-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122202648/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=7767508 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, '']'' named Gino a "Flying Start" author.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilmore |first=Natasha |date=December 11, 2015 |title=Fall 2015 Flying Starts: Alex Gino |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/68937-fall-2015-flying-starts-alex-gino.html |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=] |language=en |archive-date=August 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820054500/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/68937-fall-2015-flying-starts-alex-gino.html |url-status=live }}</ref> That year, '']'' included ''Melissa'' on their list of the year's best children's books.<ref name=":0" /> '']'' included it on their "Top 10 First Novels for Youth" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Julia |date=October 15, 2015 |title=Top 10 First Novels for Youth: 2015 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=7767508 |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=] |archive-date=January 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122202648/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=7767508 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|Selection |Selection
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-01 |title=Notable Children's Books: 2016 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Notable-Children-s-Books/pid=8013933 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=] |archive-date=2021-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024133748/https://www.booklistonline.com/Notable-Children-s-Books/pid=8013933 |url-status=live }}</ref> |<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 1, 2016 |title=Notable Children's Books: 2016 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Notable-Children-s-Books/pid=8013933 |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=] |archive-date=October 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024133748/https://www.booklistonline.com/Notable-Children-s-Books/pid=8013933 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|] for Juvenile |] for Juvenile
|'''Winner''' |'''Winner'''
|<ref name="cba">{{cite web |title=California Book Awards |url=https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/special-events/california-book-awards |work=] |access-date=2016-07-26 |archive-date=2016-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718153931/http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/special-events/california-book-awards |url-status=live }}</ref> |<ref name="cba">{{cite web |title=California Book Awards |url=https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/special-events/california-book-awards |work=] |access-date=July 26, 2016 |archive-date=July 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718153931/http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/special-events/california-book-awards |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|Children's Choice Book Award for Debut Author |Children's Choice Book Award for Debut Author
|'''Winner''' |'''Winner'''
|<ref name="childrenschoice">{{cite web |title=CBC Past Winners |url=http://ccbookawards.com/past-winners.php?id=2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606010008/http://ccbookawards.com/past-winners.php?id=2016 |archive-date=2016-06-06 |access-date=2016-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-05-09 |title=for Monday, May 9, 2016aAwards: Children's Choice |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2749 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=] |archive-date=2023-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130054239/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2749 |url-status=live }}</ref> |<ref name="childrenschoice">{{cite web |title=CBC Past Winners |url=http://ccbookawards.com/past-winners.php?id=2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606010008/http://ccbookawards.com/past-winners.php?id=2016 |archive-date=June 6, 2016 |access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=May 9, 2016 |title=for Monday, May 9, 2016aAwards: Children's Choice |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2749 |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=] |archive-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130054239/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2749 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|'''Winner''' |'''Winner'''
|<ref name="Stonewall" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-01-31 |title=Stonewall Award Winners: Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani Juanita: When Aidan Became a Brother |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3666 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=] |archive-date=2023-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207012025/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3666 |url-status=live }}</ref> |<ref name="Stonewall" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=January 31, 2020 |title=Stonewall Award Winners: Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani Juanita: When Aidan Became a Brother |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3666 |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=] |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207012025/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3666 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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== References == == References ==

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American children's book writer

Alex Gino
Gino at the 2016 Berlin International Literature Festival
BornStaten Island, New York, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
Notable workMelissa
Awards
Websitealexgino.com

Alex Gino is an American children's book writer. Gino's debut book, Melissa, was the winner of the 2016 Stonewall Book Award as well as the 2016 Lambda Literary Award in the category of LGBT Children's/Young Adult.

Gino identifies as genderqueer and uses singular they pronouns and the honorific Mx.

Biography

Gino was born and raised in Staten Island, New York, but over the years they have lived in such locations as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Brooklyn, New York; Astoria, Queens; Northampton, Massachusetts; and Oakland, California. They have also spent time living in an RV and driving around the country.

Works

Melissa (2015)

Main article: Melissa (novel)

Gino is best known for their 2015 debut novel Melissa, a middle grade novel featuring a young transgender girl, which they first began work on in 2003. The working title of the novel was Girl George (a reference to Boy George), but Scholastic changed it to George during the editing process. Gino expressed some regrets about deadnaming their character with this title, and in 2021 announced that they were renaming the novel Melissa's Story. With regards to requests for a sequel to Melissa, Gino stated in 2016 that "they will NOT be writing a transition story for a largely cis audience more interested in trans bodies than trans people."

The novel received starred reviews from Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and Shelf Awareness.

However, it has remained controversial to some parents and teachers, leading it to be listed on the American Library Association's list of the 10 Most Challenged Books of 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 (topping the list in 2018, 2019, and 2020). It ultimately became the fifth-most banned book between 2010 and 2020. Common reasons for challenging the book include its sexual references and conflict with "traditional family structure," with some saying schools and libraries should not "put books in a child's hand that require discussion."

You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! (2018)

In 2018, Gino released another middle grade novel, You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! It covers Deaf culture and the Black Lives Matter movement and received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and the School Library Journal.

Rick (2020)

Their 2020 novel Rick is a standalone follow-up to George and is about a student coming to terms with his asexuality. The book received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and School Library Journal.

Awards and honors

In 2015, Publishers Weekly named Gino a "Flying Start" author. That year, Kirkus Reviews included Melissa on their list of the year's best children's books. Booklist included it on their "Top 10 First Novels for Youth" list.

Awards for Gino's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2015 Melissa Goodreads Choice Award for Best Middle Grade & Children's Nominee
2016 ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection
California Book Award for Juvenile Winner
Children's Choice Book Award for Debut Author Winner
The E.B. White Read Aloud Award for Middle Reader Honor
Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Winner
Stonewall Book Award for Children & Young Adults Winner
2016–17 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee
Georgia Children's Book (Gr. 4-8) Awards: Other Worthwhile Books for Grades 4-8 Finalist

Publications

Anthology contributions

  • "Essay" in How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation, edited by Maureen Johnson (2018)
  • "Body Sovereignty: This Fat Trans Flesh Is Mine" in The (Other) F Word: A Celebration of the Fat and Fierce, edited by Angie Manfredi (2019)
  • "The Purr-cle of Life" in This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us, edited by Katherine Locke and Nicole Melleby (2021)
  • "Fat Out Loud" in Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy, edited by Kelly Jensen (2020)

Novels

  • Melissa, originally published as George (2015)
  • You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! (2018)
  • Rick (2020)
  • Alice Austen Lived Here (2022)
  • Green (2023)

References

  1. ^ Amundsen, John L. (January 12, 2016). "2016 Stonewall Book Awards Announced". American Library Association. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  2. Federle, Tim (September 11, 2015). "'George,' by Alex Gino". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  3. Alter, Alexandra (June 6, 2015). "Transgender Children's Books Fill a Void and Break a Taboo". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 17, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "The 2016 Lambda Literary Award Winners". Lambda Literary Foundation. Archived from the original on November 24, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  5. Hansen, John (September 9, 2015). "Alex Gino: 'I knew I was different as a kid'". Guardian US (interview). Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  6. ^ Gino, Alex. "About Alex". Archived from the original on July 22, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  7. "Alex Gino Bio". Yallfest.org. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  8. Alex Gino (April 3, 2016). "OK, today's the day I get everything else done so I can hit the road for my new RV lifestyle in the morning. From here, it looks manageable" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. Gino, Alex. "GEORGE". Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  10. Parrott, Kiera. "Alex Gino on Debut Novel". School Library Journal. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  11. "Alex Gino Renames "George"; Obamas Bringing "Blackout" to Netflix". School Library Journal. July 19, 2021. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  12. Alex Gino (April 10, 2016). "Re GEORGE sequel: They will NOT be writing a transition story for a largely cis audience more interested in trans bodies than trans people" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. Cart, Michael (August 2015). "Melissa". Booklist. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  14. ^ "George". Kirkus Reviews. May 5, 2015. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  15. "George by Alex Gino". Publishers Weekly. May 11, 2015. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  16. Brown, Jennifer M. (August 28, 2015). "George". Shelf Awareness. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  17. Kantor, Emma (September 25, 2018). "Top 10 Challenged Books of 2017". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
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