Girl mans up / Girard, M-E

A girl named Pen grapples with her identity, and the expectations traditional gender roles play in her family, with her friendships, and at school.

A girl named Pen grapples with her identity, and the expectations traditional gender roles play in her family, with her friendships, and at school.

"In Ontario, Pen is a sixteen-year-old girl who looks like a boy. She's fine with it, but everyone else is uncomfortable--especially her Portuguese immigrant parents and her manipulative neighbor who doesn't want her to find a group of real friends"--.