Nico Lang

From an award-winning journalist comes a vivid and moving portrait of eight 
trans and nonbinary teenagers across the country, following their daily 
triumphs, struggles, and all that encompasses growing up trans in America 
today.
Media coverage tends to sensationalize the fight over how trans kids should be 
allowed to live, but what is incredibly rare are the voices of the people at the 
heart of this debate: transgender and gender nonconforming kids themselves. For 
their groundbreaking new book, journalist Nico Lang spent a year traveling the 
country to document the lives of transgender, nonbinary, and genderfluid teens 
and their families. 
From the tip of Florida’s conservative panhandle to vibrant queer communities in 
California, and from Texas churches to mosques in Illinois, American Teenager
gives readers a window into the lives of Wyatt, Rhydian, Mykah, Clint, Ruby, 
Augie, Jack, and Kylie, eight teens who, despite what some lawmakers might want 
us to believe, are truly just kids looking for a brighter future. Drawing on hundreds 
of hours of on-the-ground interviews with them and the people in their 
communities, American Teenager paints a vivid portrait of what it’s actually like to 
grow up trans today.
“With humor and compassion, Lang shows trans teenagers as they really are: kids 
trying their best, day by day, to grow into their truest selves and fullest 
potential.”—Maia Kobabe, author of Gender Queer: A Memoir 
Author Bio
© Print Copyright
©2024 by Nico Lang
? Audio Copyright
?2024 by Recorded Books
Cover Design
Cover design by Eli Mock
Artwork Credits
Cover art by Pace Taylor
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Recorded by arrangement with Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
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C09231 5065723 9798892745406 American Teenager
Z21485 5065723 9798892745512 American Teenager
DG17688 5065723 9798892745628 American Teenager
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American Teenager
Title
American Teenager
Subtitle
How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era
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Author
Nico Lang
Narrator
Vico Ortiz
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From an award-winning journalist comes a vivid and moving portrait of eight 
trans and nonbinary teenagers across the country, following their daily 
triumphs, struggles, and all that encompasses growing up trans in America 
today.
Media coverage tends to sensationalize the fight over how trans kids should be 
allowed to live, but what is incredibly rare are the voices of the people at the 
heart of this debate: transgender and gender nonconforming kids themselves. For 
their groundbreaking new book, journalist Nico Lang spent a year traveling the 
country to document the lives of transgender, nonbinary, and genderfluid teens 
and their families. 
From the tip of Florida’s conservative panhandle to vibrant queer communities in 
California, and from Texas churches to mosques in Illinois, American Teenager
gives readers a window into the lives of Wyatt, Rhydian, Mykah, Clint, Ruby, 
Augie, Jack, and Kylie, eight teens who, despite what some lawmakers might want 
us to believe, are truly just kids looking for a brighter future. Drawing on hundreds 
of hours of on-the-ground interviews with them and the people in their 
communities, American Teenager paints a vivid portrait of what it’s actually like to 
grow up trans today.
“With humor and compassion, Lang shows trans teenagers as they really are: kids 
trying their best, day by day, to grow into their truest selves and fullest 
potential.”—Maia Kobabe, author of Gender Queer: A Memoir