Somebody Told Me
- Authors
- Siegert, Mia
- Publisher
- Lerner Publishing Group
- Tags
- catholic church , trauma , family , lgbtq+ , bisexual , gay , lesbian , relationships , fiction , bigender , sexuality , catholicism , identity , young adult , family & relationships , abuse , transgender , nonbinary , mental health , teens , fiction-young adult , courage , contemporary , gender , young adult fiction
- Date
- 2020-01-02T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 2.87 MB
- Lang
- en
A novel of trauma, identity, and survival.
After an assault, bigender seventeen-year-old Aleks/Alexis is looking for a fresh start―so they voluntarily move in with their uncle, a Catholic priest. In their new bedroom, Aleks/Alexis discovers they can overhear parishioners in the church confessional. Moved by the struggles of these "sinners," Aleks/Alexis decides to anonymously help them, finding solace in their secret identity: a guardian angel instead of a victim.
But then Aleks/Alexis overhears a confession of another priest admitting to sexually abusing a parishioner. As they try to uncover the priest's identity before he hurts anyone again, Aleks/Alexis is also forced to confront their own abuser and come to terms with their past trauma.