![]() ![]() ![]() Calling the book Melissa is a way to respect her, as well as all transgender people. What we call people matters and we all deserve to be referred to in ways that feel good to us. No matter how many people have come to know it as George, we felt it was important to fix the title. It was published as George in 2015, but that’s a name the main character does not like or want to use for herself. I’m delighted to share that Scholastic and I are officially changing the title of my first book to Melissa, with a new cover available in spring 2022. Learn more about the meaning behind this monumental change from the author themselves below! ![]() We're so excited to share that George by Alex Gino will now be titled Melissa. ![]()
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