Man o' War
Cory McCarthy
Man o' War
Cory McCarthy
Dutton Books for Young Readers
River McIntyre becomes kind of infamous in their hometown during a field trip to the aquarium theme park in town. What ensues is a story covering years with raw honesty about internalized homophobia, gender dysphoria, queer joy, and true love.
Content Warnings: Homophobia, Transphobia, Self-Harm, Dead-naming, Gender dysphoria, Sexism, Misgendering
Discussion Questions
Discuss the significance of the title of the novel to the content.
Discuss the symbolism of water in the novel.
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Classroom Connections
This could be used in a health class to inform discussions about gender dysphoria.
Cory McCarthy (he/they)
Author
https://onceandfuturestories.com/
Cory McCarthy is the author of ten weird, bold, and affectionate books. Cory studied poetry at Ohio University and screenwriting at UCLA before earning an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. He recently published the Stonewall Honor-winning Man o' War, best of '22: Kirkus, Bookpage, Buzzfeed, Chicago Public Library, and Autostraddle. As well as Hope is An Arrow, a picture book about fellow Lebanese American, Kahlil Gibran, which was a best book of '22 by Kirkus and School Library Journal. Cory coauthored the bestselling Once & Future series, a finalist for the New England Book Award, with his Lambda award-winning spouse A. R. Capetta. Cory is also mid-series with the futuristic, high-octane middle grade trilogy: B.E.S.T. World. Their books are in translation in over six languages, and they no longer live in the United States.
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