#The passing playbook

[fortunatefires]

i forgot to post my trans rights readathon list!

I'll post another of all the books I finish when the week is up

#Bookblr #Booktok #trans rights readathon #Trans lgbt #Transgender #trans #Edit #Aiden thomas #The sunbearer trials #Cemetery boys #If i was your girl #Lake lore #The passing playbook #Self made boys #Mooncakes #Act cool #Godly heathens #The wicked bargain #lgbtqia #bookworm #Books l #lgbt books #Readathon #trans author

[justabooklovingmetalhead]

8 amazing trans books for trans day of visibility!

#transgender #trans #trans day of visibility #the spirit bares its teeth #a lady for a duke #the heartbreak bakery #cemetery boys #the passing playbook #baker thief #the sunbearer trials #magical boy #alexis hall #andrew joseph white #a.r. capetta #aiden thomas #isaac fitzsimmons #claudie arseneault #the kao

[transbookoftheday]

🍂 Trans Books To Read If You Love "Heartstopper" 🍂

Here are some trans books you should read if you love "Heartstopper":

Book titles:

Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier

Always the Almost by Edward Underhill

The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons

The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta

Out of the Blue by Jason June

Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee

Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min

The Borrow a Boyfriend Club by Page Powars (comes out September 14, 2023)

#cheer up #cheer up: love and pompoms #crystal frasier #always the almost #edward underhill #the passing playbook #isaac fitzsimons #the heartbreak bakery #a.r. capetta #out of the blue #jason june #meet cute diary #emery lee #beating heart baby #lio min #the borrow a boyfriend club #page powars #transfem #transmasc #nonbinary #agender #trans book of the day #trans books #queer books #bookblr #booklr #heartstopper

[haveyoureadthistransbook]

The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons

goodreads

Fifteen-year-old Spencer Harris is a proud nerd, an awesome big brother and a Messi-in-training. He's also transgender. After transitioning at his old school leads to a year of bullying, Spencer gets a fresh start at Oakley, the most liberal private school in Ohio.

At Oakley, Spencer seems to have it all: more accepting classmates, a decent shot at a starting position on the boy's soccer team, great new friends, and maybe even something more than friendship with one of his teammates. The problem is, no one at Oakley knows Spencer is trans—he's passing.

So when a discriminatory law forces Spencer's coach to bench him after he discovers the 'F' on Spencer's birth certificate, Spencer has to make a choice: cheer his team on from the sidelines or publicly fight for his right to play, even if it means coming out to everyone—including the guy he's falling for.

Mod opinion: I haven't read of this book before and it is not of a genre I enjoy, but if you like sport romances this sounds interesting.

#the passing playbook #isaac fitzsimons #polls #trans lit #trans books #trans literature #lgbt lit #lgbt literature #lgbt books #trans man #romance #ya #sports

[lgbtqreads]

Fave Five: Queer Soccer Romances Starring Student Athletes

Running with Lions by Julian Winters (m/m YA) You Don’t Have a Shot by Racquel Marie (f/f YA) The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons (m/m YA – T) I Like Me Better by Robby Weber (m/m YA) Endgame by Zoe Reed (f/f NA)

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#Athletes #Endgame #I Like Me Better #Isaac Fitzsimons #Julian Winters #NA #Racquel Marie #Robby Weber #Running With Lions #Soccer #Sports #The Passing Playbook #YA #You Don&039;t Have a Shot #Zoe Reed

[desdasiwrites]

– Isaac Fitzsimons, The Passing Playbook

#book quote of the day #isaac fitzsimons #the passing playbook #transgender protagonist #ya #soccer #romance #diverse reads #just a really good book #lgbtqia literature #mlm romance #book recommendations #lgbtq #trans

[gayrudeboys]

update on my quest to read a bunch of gay books, finished lily and dunkin and now i’m halfway through we contain multitudes, vibing rn

#so this far we’ve got #the passing playbook #radio silence #lily and dunkin #and now #we contain multitudes #and in case you were wondering #i recommend all of them

[bones-and-balance]

I finished reading The Passing Playbook today!! As a nerdy trans man in a conservative area (Utah queers represent) I legally have to give it a 9/10. Bits of it are pretty cheesy but that just adds to the charm for me.

#transmasc #trans pride #the passing playbook #trans literature #queer fiction #books

[melaschnie]

it’s time for pride reading challenge update #2! two bingos, let’s go! 

listening to audiobooks whenever possible alongside reading the books truly did wonders for my reading speed lmao. here are the additions to my challenge reads since the last post, the short opinions on all books (in chronological order of when i read them) are below the cut :)

original post || my storygraph (tell me if you add me so i know to add you back!)

#ownvoices

Cemetery Boys - Aiden Thomas

down with cis

The Passing Playbook - Isaac Fitzsimons

historical seeting (aka public universal friend and sappho are dancing on your grave)

A Marvellous Light - Freya Marske

sword wlw

Motor Crush Vol. 1 - Brenden Fletcher, Babs Tarr, Cameron Stewart

epically queer

The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

old queers

The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune

Never Been Kissed - Timothy Janovsky

i really enjoyed this one, and i certainly did not expect to tear up while reading it but i sure did. there are a few places where you notice that this is the author’s debut novel but imo the characters make up for it mateo beloved

The Heartbreak Bakery - A.R. Capetta

this was a very light-hearted read, and it really felt like an ode to underrepresented identities (in a good way, i’d say). sometimes confusing, but oh well that happens and is more a me thing than a book thing lmao. i think i would’ve liked it even better if it was less teen-y and with a little more focus on the magic itself, but that wasn’t what i was signing up for so it’s perfectly fine

The Charm Offensive - Alison Cochrun

so. damn. sweet. honestly, this book was so good to read. i liked the setting, i liked the characters, and the awkwardness in this is so lovable. 10/10 would read again

Cemetery Boys - Aiden Thomas

every time i leave a book with a favourite character they are the same. this book made me realise that i am predictable af. anyway, this book should really not have made me cry my eyes out (because nothing super surprising happened and also *takes a deep breath* melli, these are fictional characters. not that my one (1) braincell would truly comprehend that but yk) and that’s all i’m gonna say about that.

The Passing Playbook - Isaac Fitzsimons

i am torn about this book. i think i would have enjoyed it a lot when i was around 13/14 but there are simply so many things that annoyed me in this book now, i can’t really just ignore them. it was still a good read and stories like this are important, but i feel like there were so many plot points opened that didn’t get wrapped up? to me it felt like too many issues that the author wanted to include, but not enough space (or plot, idk) to pay each the attention it would’ve deserved.

A Marvellous Light - Freya Marske

what a joy to have read this. the main characters are lovely and the setting was very cute as well. i think this might’ve been the first book in a while where my brain was somewhat on the backseat and i was able to enjoy it just based on the vibes. definitely looking forward to the sequel!

Motor Crush Vol. 1 - Brenden Fletcher, Babs Tarr, Cameron Stewart

i’ve never been very into comics until i read heartstopper earlier this year, but once again i did enjoy the format here! i think all the racing isn’t exactly my Thing(tm) so i won’t be reading the other volumes/issues but it was nice regardless of that.

The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

to be honest, this book was pretty underwhelming. i went in not knowing much about the actual story behind it and still what happened in the end didn’t come as a surprise to me. it was very predictable in my opinion, and i don’t quite get the hype surrounding it.

The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune

omg. omfg. this man do be writing good books and he’s well on his way to become my favourite author of the year. this one in particular was such a joy to read. the kids are absolutely amazing and a delight, would 10/10 befriend if they were older. pure joy, i cannot emphasise that enough.

#studyblr w/knives reading challenge #pride reading challenge #reading #books #bookblr #literature #library #deichmanske bibliotek #knife gang #cemetery boys #the passing playbook #a marvellous light #motor crush vol. 1 #the song of achilles #the house in the cerulean sea

[26lettersandmanyjourneys]

14.05.2022

Bought this on a whim a while back and decided it was perfect for getting me through the slower parts of Eurovision

#26lettersandmanyjourneys #books #reading update #pic #the passing playbook #isaac fitzsimons

[magically-bookish]

Book: The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons

Final thoughts: This was a nice book! I read it all in one afternoon and, although I didn't understand some soccer terminology, I found it to be a very easy read. There was some homophobia and transphobia along with a little misgendering, but overall the characters were very accepting. It was very refreshing how supportive (almost) everyone was of Spencer, his relationship, and, of course, him being trans. No one pressured him to come out and his best friend has a touching line about not coming out until he's ready. Especially toward the end, I found myself highlighting a handful of empowering lines, one of which you will find below.

Notable highlights:

Rating: ☆☆☆☆

#magically bookish #book review #bookblr #booklr #books #books and libraries #isaac fitzsiomons #the passing playbook

[shutup-andletme-go]

BOOK REC TIME

the passing playbook! by Isaac Fitzsimmons

it has football but they call it soccer

The main character is a trans boy who's already transitioned!

his little brother is autistic

his parents are supportive but there's a few bits in the book where they don't understand and are less supportive

it's queer

uhh i can tell u more but that involves spoilers so GO READ IT and then we can talk more 😊

#finch posts #recs #the passing playbook

[transbookoftheday]

The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons

Fifteen-year-old Spencer Harris is a proud nerd, an awesome big brother and a Messi-in-training. He's also transgender. After transitioning at his old school leads to a year of bullying, Spencer gets a fresh start at Oakley, the most liberal private school in Ohio.

At Oakley, Spencer seems to have it all: more accepting classmates, a decent shot at a starting position on the boy's soccer team, great new friends, and maybe even something more than friendship with one of his teammates. The problem is, no one at Oakley knows Spencer is trans - he's passing.

So when a discriminatory law forces Spencer's coach to bench him after he discovers the 'F' on Spencer's birth certificate, Spencer has to make a choice: cheer his team on from the sidelines or publicly fight for his right to play, even if it means coming out to everyone - including the guy he's falling for.

#the passing playbook #isaac fitzsimons #transmasc #trans books #trans book of the day #queer books #bookblr #booklr

[ilona-mushroom]

Hi friend, sending an ask for ya! Have you read May the Best Man Win or The Passing Playbook? Both novels I read recently, both really good!

Hello friend :D

Yes, I’ve read both! May the Best Man Win is one of my favorite YA books, and definitely my comfort book. I’ve recently listened to the audiobook version of The Passing Playbook and I also really loved it! The love interest coming from a very religious family was very interesting to me because I don’t think we see that very often but it felt good to read about a character that grew up experiencing what I did.

#queer literature #lgbt books #trans books #may the best man win #the passing playbook #May the best Man Win is a book I hold close to my heart for a number of reasons #while I love all queer books books as a trans person I often find it hard to see myself in them

[larsnicklas]

[231229 CZE VS. USA] ryan leonard (wsh) hits will smith (sjs) right on the tape and smith makes no mistake as he ties up the game for the americans

#will smith #ryan leonard #usa hockey #washington capitals #san jose sharks #world juniors #wjc 2024 #wjc #wjc24 #boston college #meg.wjc #meg.gif #meg.usah #meg.all #have been fond of will smith ever since ep's scouting sheet said 'shades of jt miller and trevor zegras' i was like OK IM SOLD!!! #and of course. ryan leonard baby cap i love you. what a pass. #something cute about him is that he's always so much smilier on his teammates' goals than his own :''') #boston college line...... right now and right now only i love you....... #playbook

[desdasiwrites]

– Isaac Fitzsimons, The Passing Playbook

#book quote of the day #Isaac Fitzsimons #The Passing Playbook #transgender main character #ya #sports #autism representation #diverse reads #Ohio #lgbtqia+ #mlm romance #book quotes #book recommendations #trans