'Trigger warning: this book mentions bullying, anxiety, OCD. From school to work to relationships, this book offers an unparalleled insight into asexuality.'-Provided by publisher. Written by Molly Muldoon drawn and co-written by Will Hernandez lettering by Angie Knowles. 'Brave, witty and empowering, this graphic memoir follows Rebecca as she navigates her asexual identity and mental health in a world obsessed with sex. Rebeccas journey gives voice to asexual experience, combined with feelings surrounding growing up which the majority can relate to. How to be Ace : a Memoir of Growing Up Asexual In celebration of Ace Week, we’d like to share with you five nonfiction books to learn more about asexuality and some books featuring asexual characters. This year it takes place from October 23 rd to October 29 th.

Established in 2010, it is an annual event that puts asexuality in the spotlight: celebrating asexual people and sharing information about what it means to be asexual. Telling her own story of growing up during those awkward teenage/univeristy years, Rebecca Burgess’s How to Be Ace offers a unique perspective on the coming-of-age genre through frank discussion of.

Giving unparalleled insight into asexuality and asexual relationships, How To Be Ace shows the importance of learning to be happy and proud of who you are.Ace Week or Asexual Awareness Week takes place once a year during October. How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual by Rebecca Burgess PRISM AWARDS FINALIST 2021 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS - YOUNG ADULT. In this brave, hilarious and empowering graphic memoir, we follow Rebecca as they navigate a culture obsessed with sex - from being bullied at school and trying to fit in with friends, to forcing themselves into relationships and experiencing anxiety and OCD - before coming to understand and embrace their asexual identity. Growing up, Rebecca assumes sex is just a scary new thing they will 'grow into' as they get older, but when they leave school, start working and do grow up, they start to wonder why they don't want to have sex with other people. Me though? I was only interested in comics. PRISM AWARDS FINALIST 2021 Selected as a 2020 LGBTQIA+ Graphic Novel for Young Readers by Publishers Weekly When I was in school, everyone got to a certain age where they became interested in talking about only one thing: boys, girls and sex.

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