Holy. Shit.
This book was sooooo good! And sooooooo cute! And just, wow. Holy. Shit.
["In thirteen-year-old Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to be shapeshifters. Anyone who dares cross those lines is exiled. Unfortunately for Aster, he still hasn't shifted . . . and he's still fascinated by witchery, no matter how forbidden it might be.
When a mysterious danger threatens the other boys, Aster knows he can help -- as a witch. It will take the encouragement of a new friend, the non-magical and non-conforming Charlie, to convince Aster to try practicing his skills. And it will require even more courage to save his family . . . and be truly himself. "]
Seriously, check this book out. Do it right fucking now. You won't regret it.
I mean, Aster just wants to be Aster. He doesn't care if witchery is traditionally a female "job". It's what he's passionate about. If only his family could see it (spoiler alert, they finally fucking do).
There's not any trans-centered conversations. Just the notions of a female vs male assigned tasks that no one ever branches out of. But it's simple. More simple than gender. Simple enough that children will/would understand it without having to understand the societally-construction definition of gender.
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