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For Today I Am A Boy

  • 2014 first published
  • 256 pages
  • 7 editions

For Today I Am A Boy is a 2014 trans fiction novel by Kim Fu. It takes readers to Canada in the 21st century. Readers will find themes of gender identity, fathers and sons, Chinese and brothers and sisters.

29 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions.

At about 256 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

About For Today I Am A Boy

Peter Huang, a Chinese Canadian and only son in his family, struggles with his inner desires to be a girl while his father tries to map out his future in a very masculine way. Peter deals with various types of people as they react to his desires and choices, while he struggling to live the life his father expects of him.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Gender identity
  • Fathers and sons
  • Chinese
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Psychological
  • Coming of age
  • Canada
  • FICTION / Literary
  • FICTION / Coming of Age
  • FICTION / Cultural Heritage
  • Canadian fiction
  • Chinese fiction
  • Transgender people
  • LGBTQ gender identity
  • LGBTQ novels

Quick answers

Who wrote For Today I Am A Boy?

For Today I Am A Boy was written by Kim Fu and first published in 2014.

What genre is For Today I Am A Boy?

It is usually shelved as Transgender & Nonbinary Fiction.

How long is For Today I Am A Boy?

The median edition has 256 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to For Today I Am A Boy?

Readers who like it often enjoy Girl Mans Up, The Thirty Names of Night and Little Fish.

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