It made me think about how we make assumptions about people - not just their gender identity, but the assumptions we make about all kinds of things. This book really made me think about Ben's situation and how the situation translates to real life. There were absolutely times where I got a bit frustrated with them and wanted to shout 'just be honest!,' but I had to remind myself of when they'd been honest and how that was such a negative experience for them. Ben is such a likeable character, one that I really connected with right away. I went into this book and was hooked by page one. They just want to get through senior year, so they can feel like they can finally be whole and open about their identity. Now Ben's halfway through senior year, in a new place, in a new school, and worried about having to come out again and again. She rushes to their side, and takes them in. Shoeless, phoneless, and alone, Ben calls their estranged sister for help. But things don't go as planned, and they get kicked out of the house. They are nonbinary, and are ready to share this integral part of their identity with their parents. This is another book that made me really think about my own actions and ways of thinking, which is one of my favorite things about YA, which offer such opportunity to read diverse stories about diverse characters from diverse authors.īen has a secret, one they no longer want to hold in. Before their post, I had never heard of the novel, but I am so grateful to have been given an opportunity to read it. I am very into YA books lately, and was thrilled when someone in a book group I'm in offered to send I Wish You All the Best my way. TW: Discrimination against non-binary gender people, child abandonment Other PS 2020 reading prompts this would satisfy: A bildungsroman, A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads PopSugar 2020 Reading Challenge Prompt: A book by a trans or nonbinary author

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