Kim Fu
Peter Huang and his sistersâ€”elegant Adele, shrewd Helen, and Bonnie the bon vivantâ€”grow up in a house of many secrets, then escape the confines of small-town Ontario and spread from Montreal to California to Berlin. Peterâ€™s own journey is obstructed by playground bullies, masochistic lovers, Christian ex-gays, and the ever-present shadow of his Chinese father.,At birth, Peter had been given the Chinese name Juan Chaun, powerful king. The exalted only son in the middle of three daughters, Peter was the one who would finally embody his immigrant father's ideal of power and masculinity. But Peter has different dreams: he is certain he is a girl.,Sensitive, witty, and stunningly assured, Kim Fuâ€™s debut novel lays bare the costs of forsaking oneâ€™s own path in deference to one laid out by others. ,For Today I Am a Boy, is a coming-of-age tale like no other, and marks the emergence of an astonishing new literary voice.
Fiction,LGBT,Young Adult,GLBT,Queer,Contemporary,Cultural,Canada,Young Adult,Coming Of Age,Gender,LGBT,Transgender,Feminism
For Today I Am a Boy