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Penelope, Oliveira, or "Pen" as she prefers to be called, is a sixteen-year-old Canadian girl living in the outskirts of Toronto with her old-fashioned Portuguese parents and her older brother, Johnny. “Pen is an inspiration to anyone who’s struggled to be understood, and a vital addition to the growing world of genderqueer protagonists.” —New York Times Book Review All Pen wants is to be the kind of girl she’s always been. Old-world parents, disintegrating friendships, and strong feelings for other girls drive Pen to see the truth—that in order to be who she truly wants to be, she’ll have to man up. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Girl Mans Up. Girl Mans Up by Harper Audio Presents published on 2016-10-04T20:06:30Z Pen Oliviera is a badass gamer girl and a gender-nonconforming teen, stuck in a small town outside Toronto. 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Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard read from October 31th to November 5th Goodreads rating: ★★★★★ actual rating: 4.5/5 diversity: lesbian main character, bisexual side character, Asian side character, immigrants, gender disclaimer: I am cisgender and a (closeted) bisexual girl My expectations for Girl Mans Up were high. Pen has stolen my heart always. --New York Times Book Review All Pen wants is to be the kind of girl she's always been. GIRL MANS UP is mind blowing. She's fine with it, but everyone else is uncomfortable--especially her Portuguese immigrant parents and her manipulative neighbor who doesn't want her to find a group of real friends"-- Provided by publisher. Girl Mans Up. Girl Mans Up - Ebook written by M-E Girard. We found no such entries for this book title. Sixteen-year-old Penelope, known as Pen, is a Portuguese girl who wears black, talks tough and struggles with who she is. M. E. 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