American Teenager : How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era

* NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A 2025 STONEWALL BOOK AWARD HONOREE * From an award-winning journalist comes a vivid and moving portrait of eight trans and nonbinary teenagers across the country, following their daily triumphs, struggles, and all that encompasses growing up trans in America today “A master class in journalism as a force for change.” -SAMANTHA ALLEN, author of Real Queer America “With humor and compassion, Lang shows trans teenagers as they really are: kids trying their best.”-MAIA KOBABE, author of Gender Queer: A Memoir “Lang proves how rich the discourse is when trans youth take their rightful place at the center of their narratives.”-RAQUEL WILLIS, activist, and author of The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation “An incredibly important, humane account.”-GARRARD CONLEY, New York Times bestselling author of Boy Erased: A Memoir Media coverage tends to sensationalize the fight over how trans kids should be allowed to live, but what is incredibly rare are the voices