In 2015, the world watched as soccer star Abby Wambach kissed her wife after the US women's World Cup victory. Milwaukee Brewers' minor league first...

In 2015, the world watched as soccer star Abby Wambach kissed her wife after the US women's World Cup victory. Milwaukee Brewers' minor league first baseman David Denson came out as gay. And Caitlyn Jenner, an Olympic decathlete, came out as transgender.

It hasn't always been this way. Many great athletes have stayed in the closet their whole lives, or at least until retirement. Social attitudes, institutional policies, and laws are slow to change, but they are catching up. Together, athletes, families, educators, allies, and fans are pushing for competitive equity so that every athlete, regardless of identity, can have the opportunity to play at their very best.

Author: Kirstin Cronn-Mills, Alex Jackson Nelson
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
Published: 08/01/2016
Pages: 104
Binding Type: Library Binding
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781467780124
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2016
School Library Journal 07/01/2016 pg. 97
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2016 pg. 66
Booklist 09/01/2016 pg. 102
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 218 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Cronn-Mills, Kirstin: - Kirstin Cronn-Mills, PhD, teaches writing, literature, and critical thinking at South Central College in North Mankato, Minnesota. She writes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction books and articles. Her first young adult novel, The Sky Always Hears Me and the Hills Don't Mind, was a Minnesota Book Award finalist. Her second--Beautiful Music for Ugly Children, a coming-of-age story about Gabe, a trans* music geek--was a Lambda Literary Award finalist and the 2014 Stonewall Book Award winner for best children's and young adult book about the gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender experience.

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