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One in Every Crowd

by Ivan E. Coyote · 2012

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Ivan E. Coyote's wry, honest stories about gender and identity have captivated audiences everywhere. Ivan's eighth book is her first for LGBT youth, written for anyone who has ever felt different or alone in their struggles to be true to themselves. Included are stories about Ivan's tomboy youth and her adult life, where she experiences cruelty and kindness in unexpected places.

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Funny, inspiring, and full of heart, One in Every Crowdis about embracing and celebrating difference and feeling comfortable in one's own skin.

Ivan E. Coyotewas also featured in the anti-bullying anthology It Gets Better.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thismemoirmemoirMore like thisLess of this
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LGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of thisgaygayMore like thisLess of thislesbianlesbianMore like thisLess of thiscoming of agecoming of ageMore like thisLess of this
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LGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of thisgendergenderMore like thisLess of this
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2010s2010sMore like thisLess of thisVancouverVancouverMore like thisLess of thisCanadaCanadaMore like thisLess of this
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young adultchildrens
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medium · 238 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of thisessaysessaysMore like thisLess of thispoetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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