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 |
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| 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 story 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.
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." Anyone who donated at least ten dollars to the organization received a copy of Beautiful Music for Ugly Children.
Reception
Beautiful Music for Ugly Children received positive reviews from Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal.
| Year | Accolade | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Green Mountain Book Award | Nominee | |
| 2014 | Stonewall Book Award | Winner | |
| Independent Publisher Book Awards for LGBT+ Fiction | Silver Medal | ||
| Young Adult Library Service Association's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults | Top Ten | ||
| 2013 | American Library Association Rainbow List | Top Ten | |
| American Library Association's Best Fiction for Young Adults | Selection | ||
| 2012 | Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature | Finalist |