A William C. Morris Award finalist! "Fierce. Tender. Unstoppable." is how Lauren Myracle describes M-E Girard''s brilliant and addictive debut about the many battles Pen Oliviera faces growing up butch and awesome with no one else like her around for miles. Now in paperback! ¿Pen is an inspiration to anyone who¿s struggled to be understood, and a vital addition to the growing world of genderqueer protagonists.¿ ¿The New York Times Book ReviewLambda Literary Award Winner * Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2016 * Children¿s Book Council Books Best Book of 2016 * Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Coming-of-Age Novel of 2016 and Best Teen Book of 2016 with Unforgettable Protagonists * Publishers Weekly Fall 2016 Flying Starts * William C. Morris YA Debut Award FinalistAll Pen wants is to be the kind of girl she¿s always been. So why does everyone have a problem with it? They think the way she looks and acts means she¿s trying to be a boy¿that she should quit trying to be something she¿s not. If