Chris Ricketts’s YA trans story You Don’t See Me has won the senior prize at the Great Reads Awards.
The Great Reads Awards was set up by a group of school librarians working in a variety of Irish second level schools who are passionate about introducing students to great books. The aim of the award is to highlight new authors and diversify the reading of young adults. It’s also an opportunity for students to voice their enthusiasm about good writing for their age group at a time during the school year when examinations are less pressing.
About You Don’t See Me by Chris Ricketts:
Torn between who they really are and who everyone sees, a trans teen risks the love they’ve always wanted and the life they’ve kept hidden – until one rumour blows the truth wide open, turning everything upside down in this bold, heart-pounding YA story.
Ros has finally found Eddy, the girlfriend they’ve always wanted. But Ros can’t tell her the truth: that they are trans, and want to live in a male body.
At a party Ros’s classmates “discover” they’re a lesbian – but that’s not the true story. As Ros’s life gets ever harder to navigate, a new friendship with a boy changes everything and Ros confides in him. Once the truth is out, things take on a momentum that Ros can’t control.
Ros is surprised that their school turns out to be supportive of their identity. But what’s the next move? And what will happen when Eddy finds out?
Order your copy online here.
See here to read Chris telling us about the writing of You Don’t See Me.
And here’s a video of Chris discussing You Don’t See Me as part of the Great Reads Award nomination process:
