Lucy, Uncensored, Mel Hammond
Lucy, Uncensored, Mel Hammond
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Lucy, Uncensored

Author: Mel Hammond, Teghan Hammond

Narrator: Nicky Endres, Mel Hammond, Teghan Hammond

Unabridged: 7 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/08/2024


Synopsis

A road trip through gender identity, self-expression, and the thorny process of figuring out where you fit after high school as an out-and-proud transgender teen.

Lucy imagines college as more than a chance to party with other drama nerds and be roommates with her best friend Callie. College will be her fresh start. For the first time, she'll be able to introduce herself as Lucy to people she hasn't gone to school with since kindergarten. Plus, she happens to live an hour away from one of the most prestigious theater programs in the country. She's always dreamed of going to Central, but when she finally has a chance to visit, it's not what she imagined.

While Lucy and Callie are on their campus tour, two kids from their high school make the typical transphobic comments Lucy's gotten used to in her small town. She starts to worry that her dream school might end up being High School 2.0. What if she belongs somewhere else? Somewhere that she can truly have a fresh start?

When Lucy finds a beautiful school with a great theater program on a list of the most LGBTQ+ friendly colleges, it seems like fate—except that the school is hundreds of miles away. And there's something unexpected about it: it's a women's college. As far as she can tell, they've never admitted a trans woman. Will they let Lucy in? There’s only one way to find out: road trip!

About The Author

Teghan Hammond lives and drinks excessive amounts of coffee in northern Indiana. She has a deep love for the LGBTQIA+ community, as seen in both her writing and volunteer work. Despite changing her major in college about a dozen times, she has always wanted to advocate for this community in whatever way she can. When she’s not tearing down gender norms, Teghan is probably watching cartoons or gaming. As a content development editor for American Girl, Mel Hammond wrote advice and activity books and developed fiction books. Now she writes full time, alongside two feline coworkers who have a variety of skills, including sitting on her keyboard and deleting entire paragraphs of text. Mel lives in Madison, Wisconsin.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shannon on October 10, 2024

A moving YA debut featuring Lucy, an out and proud trans senior high teen girl and her best friend, Callie who try to produce and star in a queer school play only to have it get censored and banned by their transphobic small town school community. Frustrated and excited to escape to college where th......more

Goodreads review by Spiri on July 06, 2024

would be five stars for meatball but I feel like Lucy was an awful friend at times and it wasn’t really talked about. trans rep was great in this book and I love how they did the play......more

Goodreads review by Star on May 14, 2024

Content warnings: transphobia, outing, alcohol consumption/underage drinking, drug usage. Rep: Lucy (MC) is white, trans girl, and sexuality questioning. Callie (SC) is cis, white, and bisexual. Side trans characters, side POC characters. I do need more trans girl books in my life. Lucy was a great c......more

Goodreads review by Anna on October 21, 2024

Let's start with the good. Most of the story is good. Most of this review is good. I loved Lucy and Callie and how messy and ridiculous they were. They're a little bit cringy but I think that that is part of teenagedom and I really really really love getting a trans girl main character written by a......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on January 25, 2025

I LOVED this. So much great stuff in this YA novel! Lucy and her best friend Callie are great characters with lots of depth and personality. Lucy has a lot going on in this story. She's trying to put on her own play with her BFF, deal with transphobes, pick a college that lets her have a fresh start......more


Quotes

"Provides honest insight into the life of a trans girl who’s fighting to live her truth." —Kirkus Reviews

"An emotionally resonant story with a touching and uplifting conclusion that will leave readers satisfied and cheering for Lucy's future." —Booklist

"A relevant, page-turning novel with authentic representation of navigating life as a transgender teen." —School Library Journal