Status Updates From Ollie in Between

“Adults think that a few books in the library about gay or trans kids will make other kids queer.” The narrative gives straight-forward comments like this that sound as absurd as they truly are.

Oh my goooooooooooooood

Why do kids books keep making me cry

The parallels between the decomposition of biological matter and the slow, nasty death of a friendship hit hard

Coming of age stories are among my favorite sort of book. Here, Olive goes by Ollie and uses pronouns “they / them” rather than “she / her.” Almost 13, Ollie calls puberty “the great biological predator.” Poignant.