Melissa
Melissa is a 2015 trans fiction and LGBTQ+ young adult fiction novel by Alex Gino. Characters include Kelly Arden, Scott Mitchell and Jeff Forrester. Key subjects include theater, Teatro, ficción juvenil and escuelas.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, and 78 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 22 editions.
It runs to roughly 224 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Melissa
When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl.George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part . . . because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte -- but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all.
Quick answers
Who wrote Melissa?
Melissa was written by Alex Gino and first published in 2015.
What genre is Melissa?
It is usually shelved as Transgender & Nonbinary Fiction and LGBTQ+ Young Adult.
How long is Melissa?
The median edition has 224 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Melissa?
Readers who like it often enjoy Girl Mans Up, If You Could Be Mine and 10,000 Dresses.
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