Technical specs
Original title: Menino, menina
48 pages / 195 x 220 mm
ISBN: 9789898145390 / RRP: 12,90€
1st edition: October 2020
1st reprint: August 2021
© Rights sold: Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Chinese (Traditional), English, Filipino, Icelandic, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Greek
Boy, girl
(Portuguese edition)
Our identity can’t be summed up in just two words — much less by a choice between the two words of this book’s title.
We won’t find meaningful answers to the questions of who we are and what we feel in a world where everything exists in black and white. Rather, there’s a whole range of tones and possibilities to explore (and thank goodness for that!).
In this book by Joana Estrela, we invite readers to celebrate diversity, freedom and respect for all. A book that speaks about gender identity in a simple way, with humour and sensitivity.
Suitable for all ages.
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Technical specs
Original title: Menino, menina
48 pages / 195 x 220 mm
ISBN: 9789898145390 / RRP: 12,90€
1st edition: October 2020
1st reprint: August 2021
© Rights sold: Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Chinese (Traditional), English, Filipino, Icelandic, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Greek
Awards and recognitions
Recommended — Top 10 best books of 2020, TimeOut Lisboa
Recommended — National Reading Plan (Portugal)
Highly recommended — “Portuguese Literature” category, FNLIJ (Brazil, 2022)
What they say
Using rhyme and parallelisms to create a poetic style, Joana Estrela returns to one of the most frequent subjects of her literary creation: the question of gender identity and its diversity. What she presents us with stands out for the apparently simple way that it tackles the subject, questioning the reductive labels that tend to recognise just two genders, with which opposing colours, behaviours, clothing, taste and even personality traits are associated. By revealing the variety and diversity of gender identity, the author inspires respect and empathy in her readers, in a style combining both humour and sensitivity.
Plano Nacional de Leitura 2027 (Portuguese National Reading Plan)
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