Man o' War Deborah Hopkinson 'The characters are complex and

'The characters are complex and well-developed and the fairytale-like romance still shows an equal partnership and a thoughtful message about looking past first impressions

An Illinois Bluestem Readers' Choice nominee

and critical discourse

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Krug presents a look at the devastating effects on an everyday

Man o' War Deborah Hopkinson 'The characters are complex andA Stonewall Honor Book An achingly honest and frequently hilarious coming of age novel about an Arab American trans teen fighting to keep their head above water in a landlocked Midwestern town. Man o' wars are not jellyfish, and River McIntyre is not happy. River doesn't know why they're unhappythough perhaps it has something to do with the way they relate more to captive marine life at the local aquarium than to the people around them. That is, until