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Publisher: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2026

Rating Review (book read in full): https://tinyurl.com/cfvrunwf

Opting Out Maia Kobabe and Lucky Srikumar

  • A middle-school student named Saachi navigates puberty, friendships, and family while discovering that traditional ideas about being a boy or a girl may not fit who she is. 

  • This book contains: adolescent romance, alternate gender/sexual ideologies, controversial gender and racial commentary, gender dysphoria/transgender content, introduction to the use of a Class 1 Medical Device (chest binder), profanity and violence. This book also has discussions on dating, crushes, menstruation, puberty, romantic orientation, and sex education. 

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