The Ship We Built

The Ship We Built

Lexie Bean
Illustrated by Noah Grigni

New York: Dial Books 2020.

What would you do if you needed to talk but nobody was around to listen?

Rowan has a lot he wants to talk about; how he’s a trans boy, how he’s bullied in school, how his dad comes into his room at night. But he doesn’t really have anyone he can talk to. So he decides to write down everything he wants to say and tie those letters to balloons, releasing them into the sky. Then he meets Sofie, who also doesn’t fit in, and begins to realise that maybe he does have someone he can talk to.

A heartfelt and emotional story, ‘The Ship We Built’ tackles complex issues that both kids and adults can relate to.

This novel is also available as an audio book.

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Note for Parents and Carers

This book contains the following: bullying, parental abuse, transphobia, racism, homophobia