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Our July Read-of-the-Month

 

This is How it Always Is

by Laurie Frankel

 

When Rosie and Penn and their four boys welcome the newest member of their family, no one is surprised it's another baby boy. At least their large, loving, chaotic family knows what to expect. But Claude is not like his brothers. One day he puts on a dress and refuses to take it off. He wants to bring a purse to kindergarten. He wants hair long enough to sit on. When he grows up, Claude says, he wants to be a girl. Rosie and Penn aren't panicked at first. Kids go through phases, after all, and make-believe is fun. But soon the entire family is keeping Claude's secret. Until one day it explodes.

 

"Change is always hard and miraculous and hard again; parenting is always a leap into the unknown with crossed fingers and full hearts..."

-People, "Book of the Week"

 

"This wise and often funny novel is a compassionate lesson in discovering and welcoming what makes each of us."

-Redbook ͠

 

Available in paperback: July special 10% off, booklover 20% off