Jordan and Max, Showtime

Key Selling Points An unlikely friendship story with an unusual ending: being yourself may not win many friends but it will win the ones who count. Jordan and Max, Showtime offers a gentle exploration of gender performance and identity in an early-reader format. In this book, the primary child–guardian relationship is between a grandmother and grandson, and their dynamic is warm and unconventional. The author's debut novel, When We Were Good, was an ALA Rainbow List selection. Contains 22 black-and-white illustrations.