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Becoming Nicole
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Becoming Nicole, a nonfiction book by Washington Post journalist Amy Ellis Nutt, tells the story of Nicole Maines, a transgender girl who fights for acceptance in her family, at her school, and beyond. Published in 2015, the book chronicles Nicole’s early years as a boy named Wyatt, her adoption of a female name, a lawsuit involving her right to use the girls’ restroom at school, and her relationships with family and friends. Nutt also shows how Nicole becomes an activist and discusses some important findings about gender identity from the world of science.
The book contains forty-two chapters, plus a prologue and an epilogue. Nutt divides this content into four distinct parts, each of which is introduced by a quote that sets the tone for the content to come. Part 1 introduces the reader to Nicole when she is a 2-year-old boy named Wyatt. He first appears in the Prologue, where he is dancing in front of the reflective window in the oven door. His father encourages him to flex his muscles like a bodybuilder. Wyatt struggles to do this in a manly way. He just wants to dance and admire his reflection. In Chapter 1, we learn that Wyatt is the identical twin brother of a boy named Unlock all 79 pages of this Study Guide Plus, gain access to 8,900+ more expert-written Study Guides. Including features:
