YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Finalist In their comics debut Theo Parish masterfully
weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir about the journey one nonbinary person takes to
find a home within themself. Combining traditional comics with organic journal-like interludes
Theo takes us through their experiences with the hundred arbitrary and unspoken gender binary
rules of high school from harrowing haircuts and finally the right haircut to the intersection
of gender identity and sexuality—and through tiny everyday moments that all led up to Theo
finding the term “nonbinary ” which finally struck a chord. “Have you ever had one of those
moments when all of a sudden things become clear…like someone just turned on a light?” A whole
spectrum of people will be drawn to Theo’s storytelling from trans or questioning teens and
adults to folks who devoured Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe or The Fire Never Goes Out by ND
Stevenson to any person looking to dive a little deeper into the way gender can shape
identity. Throughout the book Theo’s crystal-clear voice reminds the reader that it’s okay not
to know it’s okay to change your mind and it’s okay to take your time finding your way home.
“We are all just trying to find a place to call our own. We are all deserving of comfort and
safety a place to call home.”
