This Is How It Always Is

by Laurie Frankel

First published 2017

When the Frankel family welcomes a new baby boy, they expect the usual chaos. But their youngest, Claude, has a secret: he wants to be a girl. As the family grapples with Claude's gender identity, they must decide whether to protect their child or let him blossom. This poignant novel navigates the joys and challenges of raising a transgender child, and how one family's extraordinary journey can change the world.

Genres: fiction, family, literary-fiction, 21st-century, parenting, lgbt, family-drama

Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: found-family, identity-exploration

327 pages · Hardcover · Flatiron Books

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