"Lang's book is a necessary work of patient, dogged reportage. . . . [A] searing overview of government barriers that transgender youth face."--WASHINGTON POST
"A series of complex, sometimes searing and always sensitive portraits of young people whose right to existence currently hangs in the balance."--BOOKPAGE, Starred Review
"Tender and informative. . . Lang evokes a strong sense of urgency and importance in shifting the perspective on what it means to be a trans teenager in the current heated political climate. . . A necessary and compassionate collection of stories that is a must-read for anyone looking to expand their horizons."--KIRKUS REVIEWS
"American Teenager is a must-read on the trans teen experience . . . [An] important, powerful, and necessary book for these divided times . . . Groundbreaking, thoroughly informative, and compassionate . . . The empathetic yet noticeably objective stories Lang writes are as varied as they are inclusive -- and each allows the myriad emotions of its subject, from fear and depression to confidence and pride, to truly shine."--SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
