Escape from St Hell : my trans life levels up /
by Hancox, Lewis; Hancox, Lewis [author.]; Hancox, Lewis [illustrator.].
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BookLondon : Scholastic, 2024Edition: Original.Description: 304 p. : B & W illustrations throughout ; 210 x 140 mm. 540 gm.ISBN: 9780702314506.Classification number: 306.76 HANSubject(s): Biography | Schools | Transgender people | Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography | Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+ | Interest age: from c 14 years | Personal & social issues: sexuality & relationships (Children's / Teenage) | Older Teenage Non-Fiction | Personal and Social Issues | Graphic Novels and Comic BooksSummary: Having come out as trans and started on hormone treatments, Lewis has to figure out how to live his life as a man, and what he wants his future to look like. Escape from St Hell is the life-affirming sequel to the Eisner Award-nominated graphic memoir, Welcome to St Hell, by author, illustrator and filmmaker, Lewis Hancox.
We re-join Lewis on his transition journey as he leaves his small Northern hometown for university, and starts picking his way through life as an adult, beset with hilarious awkwardness, plaid shirts, and a second puberty.
With the guidance and wisdom from his future self, Lewis navigates what it takes to become the man he wants to be – from his first chin hair to his first bromance. This funny and honest personal story shows what it truly means to find self-acceptance (and the perfect meltdown soundtrack).
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Having come out as trans and started on hormone treatments, Lewis has to figure out how to live his life as a man, and what he wants his future to look like. Escape from St Hell is the life-affirming sequel to the Eisner Award-nominated graphic memoir, Welcome to St Hell, by author, illustrator and filmmaker, Lewis Hancox.
We re-join Lewis on his transition journey as he leaves his small Northern hometown for university, and starts picking his way through life as an adult, beset with hilarious awkwardness, plaid shirts, and a second puberty.
With the guidance and wisdom from his future self, Lewis navigates what it takes to become the man he wants to be – from his first chin hair to his first bromance. This funny and honest personal story shows what it truly means to find self-acceptance (and the perfect meltdown soundtrack).
Teenage.
14-16.
16-18.
KS4 KS5.
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