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Consequences of Normal

Elle Baade
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childhood
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empowerment
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family
friendship
gender
loneliness
marriage
moving
school
siblings
spouse
transgender
unhappiness
unhappy
uniforms

Product details

  • ISBN 9781662532450
  • Weight: 272g
  • Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 28 Apr 2026
  • Publisher: Amazon Publishing
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

A devoted mother fights to change hearts and minds while protecting her transgender child in a hopeful and poignant novel about family, finding your voice, and the illusion of normalcy.

Jane Zander has moved with her husband, Matt, back to his hometown of Atwood, Wisconsin, where he is the new headmaster of the prestigious Atwood Prep School. Jane hopes it will be a good fit for herself, her husband, and their children. Especially Charles, their six-year-old son, who aspires to be the next Julia Child, rejects the norms of boyhood, and insists he is a girl.

Jane only wants Charles to be happy. Matt, fearing for his own reputation in a town small enough for everyone to know everything, is in denial. And Charles is facing increasing pressure to conform. When Jane befriends Libby, an Atwood outcast, her advocacy for Charles grows even stronger. Then an unforeseen crisis changes everything, forcing a husband and wife, a family, and a community to confront their beliefs about gender, identity, and unconditional love.

Compassionate and illuminating, The Consequences of Normal explores the journey of a mother and child navigating a different but true path of their own.
About Elle Baade
Elle Baade is the author of book club fiction about empowering women that features relatable characters who shed light on the universal human condition. She writes about unique family dynamics to show that we are all more alike than we are different and that there is no such thing as normal. Elle opens pathways for communication around hard things where women have historically been encouraged to stay silent. She is the mother of four children, one of whom is transgender. For more information, visit www.ellebaade.com.

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