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As nature made him : the boy who was raised as a girl  Cover Image Book Book

As nature made him : the boy who was raised as a girl / John Colapinto.

Summary:

Once you begin reading As Nature Made Him, a mesmerizing story of a medical tragedy and its traumatic results, you absolutely won't want to put it down. Following a botched circumcision, a family is convinced to raise their infant son, Bruce, as a girl. They rename the child Brenda and spend the next 14 years trying to transform him into a her. Brenda's childhood reads as one filled with anxiety and loneliness, and her fear and confusion are present on nearly every page concerning her early childhood. Much of her pain is caused by Dr. Money, who is presented as a villainous medical man attempting to coerce an unwilling child to submit to numerous unpleasant treatments.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0060192119
  • ISBN: 9780060192112
  • Physical Description: 279 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, [2000]
Subject: Reimer, David, 1965-2004.
Transsexuals > Canada > Biography.
Gender identity.
Nature and nurture.
Sex change > Case studies.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at Sage Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Baker County Library 306.768 .C683a 2000 (Text) 37814003037356 NON-FICTION Available -
Milton-Freewater Public Library 305.9 Colap (Text) 37862000114736 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
OTLD Heppner Branch 305.9 COL (Text) 33122001773194 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
OTLD Irrigon Branch 305.9 COL (Text) 33122001731853 Adult Non-Fiction Available -


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