Beautiful Music for Ugly Children
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Author | Kirstin Cronn-Mills |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | Transgender youth |
Genre | Young adult fiction |
Publisher | North Star Editions |
Publication date | October 1, 2012 |
Media type | |
ISBN | 9780738732510 |
Beautiful Music for Ugly Children is a young adult novel by Kirstin Cronn-Mills, published October 8, 2012 by North Star Editions. The book tells the store of Gabe, a transgender youth. It received various awards and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature.[1]
When Cronn-Mills was writing the book, she frequently visited RECLAIM, "a Twin Cities-based organization that offers counseling and other services to transsexual [sic] and LGBT youth."[2] Anyone who donated at least ten dollars to the organization received a copy of Beautiful Music for Ugly Children.[2]
Reception[]
Beautiful Music for Ugly Children received positive reviews from Booklist,[3] Kirkus Reviews,[4] Publishers Weekly,[5] and School Library Journal.[6]
Year | Accolade | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Green Mountain Book Award | Nominee | [7] |
2014 | Stonewall Book Award | Winner | [8][9] |
Independent Publisher Book Awards for LGBT+ Fiction | Silver Medal | [10] | |
Young Adult Library Service Association's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults | Top Ten | [11][12] | |
2013 | American Library Association Rainbow List | Top Ten | [13] |
American Library Association's Best Fiction for Young Adults | Selection | [14] | |
2012 | Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature | Finalist | [1] |
References[]
- ^ a b "25th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced!". Lambda Literary. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ a b Kent, Tanner (September 1, 2014). "A new kind of hero: Cronn-Mills' latest book features a transsexual protagonist". Mankato Free Press. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Beautiful Music for Ugly Children". Booklist. November 15, 2012. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Beautiful Music for Ugly Children". Kirkus Reviews. August 22, 2012. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Children's Book Review: Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kirstin Cronn-Mills. Flux, $9.95 trade paper (288p) ISBN 978-0-7387-3251-0". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ Evans, Betty S. (2013-01-01). "Beautiful Music for Ugly Children". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Beautiful Music for Ugly Children". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Beautiful Music for Ugly Children | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. January 29, 2014. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Morales, Macey (2014-01-27). "'Beautiful Music for Ugly Children' and 'Fat Angie' win 2014 Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2014 Medalists". IPPY Awards. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2014 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults Top Ten". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Finneke, Jaclyn (2014-02-04). "YALSA names 2014 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ lvs2read (January 28, 2013). "2013 Rainbow Book List". Rainbow Book List. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Beautiful Music for Ugly Children | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. February 4, 2013. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
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- LGBT young adult literature
- Novels with transgender themes
- Stonewall Book Award-winning works
- 2010s LGBT novels
- 2010s young adult novel stubs