Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender is a passionate story about finding out who you truly are. This book is told by a high school-age artistic, black, queer, and trans boy, Felix Love. Because of how Felix identifies himself, he faces many challenges within school and society itself. Felix also struggles with relationships with his family, friends, and love interests throughout the book. Felix has good friends that are always there for him, but when school bullies, second thoughts on how he identifies himself, and confusing feelings for his best friend and his enemy come into the picture, Felix has a long journey of finding his voice and finding out who he is ahead of him. Felix Ever After is an extremely well-written book that I would recommend to kids my age. Callender presents conflicts that Felix struggles with that can be relatable to many high school students. Felix is a raw and loveable character that you can’t help connecting with throughout the book, and it is fun to see how Felix grows and comes to have a stronger voice that he lacked in the beginning. The book also shows a lot of diversity between students and their identities that I think students from a small town such as ours could benefit from reading about. Finally, the laid-back voice of this piece of writing causes for an enjoyable read! I chose this book because we were supposed to choose a book about someone different than us. I can’t think of a character that could be any different from me physically than Felix because he is black, trans, queer, and a boy. Though we are very physically different, I related to some of his struggles throughout the book, such as finding out who you are and what you want to do with your life. Throughout the story, it mentioned that Felix didn’t know if what he was doing was what he was meant to be doing with his life. I relate to this because I worry a lot about getting good grades, but I have no idea what I want to do with my life. I find myself wondering if all the time I spend studying is worth it or if my grades will even matter later on. I also learned a lot about the lifestyles and feelings of transgender people and people that are different from me. I have always respected people who are transgender and thought they were brave for being who they know they are, even though some don’t like it. Although this story is fictional, I thought it was cool to learn about transgender people from the point of view of a transgender person. I enjoyed this book because I could relate to some of the struggles that the high school students in the book face, but also because it taught me how to be aware of the feelings and struggles that others face. by Lily I. Quote: “Everything. I’m scared I’m not living my life to my full potential. I’m scared I’m wasting my life when I’m meant to be doing something else, something more.” (Callendar 194)
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