YOU DONT KNOW EVERYTHING JILLY
Alex Gino

YOU DONT KNOW EVERYTHING JILLY
Alex Gino
Review
by Angela Crocombe
Alex Gino’s debut novel, George, about a young transgender child is an award-winning and beloved story that we regularly recommend at Readings. Their new novel for middle fiction readers covers disability and racism with compassion and an equally engaging story.
Twelve-year-old Jilly’s baby sister has just been born deaf and her parents are upset and confused. Jilly has an online friend who is proudly Black and Deaf and she seeks his advice to help her understand how to help her sister, but he doesn’t enjoy being stereotyped. Jilly also has an auntie who is Black and two cousins who are half-Black. She observes and worries about the racism they and other Black people experience both within her primarily white family as well as the outer community. Jilly bravely faces these big issues, asks questions, calls out family members, sometimes gets it wrong and learns from her mistakes. She’s a very real, uplifting and likeable character.
In a powerful author’s note Gino explains their motivation was to provide a tool for young white people to talk about these vital issues. This is important writing for young readers that is also highly enjoyable for ages 10+.
Angela Crocombe is the shop manager at Readings Kids.
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