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It Gets Better . . . Except When It Gets Worse - by Nicole Maines (Hardcover)

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  • NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The irreverent and candid coming-of-age memoir of Nicole Maines, trailblazing trans actress, activist--and sometimes someone who's just existing, which is actually pretty hard!
  • About the Author: Nicole Maines is an award-winning actress, writer, and transgender rights activist.
  • 224 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography, LGBT

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"Nicole Maines knows a little something about a "happily-ever-after." Not just because she's a self-professed expert in the Disney princess canon (Ariel's flowing orange hair? ICONIC). But also, she's lived it. After coming out at the age of three, her family had not only come to terms with her transgender identity and accepted her, but they won a landmark court case in the Maine Supreme Court. She graduated high school and got into college. She got her first gender-affirming surgery at eighteen and a boyfriend. She achieved her lifelong goal of becoming an actress when she landed a major role in CW's Supergirl, based on the comics she had always loved. Cue sappy music and sunsets, because we've got ourselves a happy ending, right? Ha! Please! Life isn't actually like that! For the first time, in her own words, Nicole tells her story, bringing us on her journey from her childhood in rural Maine to the spotlights of Hollywood, sharing the lessons she's learned along the way. With clever wit and unflinching honesty, she tackles some of the most insidious messaging absorbed by queer kids and all young women, from the idea that any one thing can (or should) ever really "fix" you, to wondering what's wrong with you when things don't always feel better, and reminding us that, sometimes, a happy ending is only the beginning of the story"--



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NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The irreverent and candid coming-of-age memoir of Nicole Maines, trailblazing trans actress, activist--and sometimes someone who's just existing, which is actually pretty hard!

Nicole Maines knows a little something about "happily ever after"--not just because she's a self-professed expert in the Disney princess canon, but because she's lived it. After coming out at an early age, her family had not only to educate themselves, but also those around them as they fought and won a landmark court case in the state of Maine before she graduated high school. She made it into college, got the guy, and finally had The Surgery(TM). She achieved her lifelong goal of becoming an actress when she landed a major role in the CW's Supergirl, playing television's very first live-action transgender superhero.

Cue sappy music and sunsets, because we've got ourselves a happy ending, right?

Ha! As if.

For the first time, in her own words, Nicole tells the story of her journey from childhood in rural Maine to the spotlights of Hollywood, sharing the lessons she's learned along the way. With clever wit and unflinching honesty, she tackles some of the most insidious messaging absorbed by queer kids and all young women, from the idea that any one thing can (or should) ever really "fix" you, to wondering what's wrong with you when things don't always feel better, and reminding us that, sometimes, a happy ending is only the beginning of the story.



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Praise for It Gets Better . . . Except When It Gets Worse

"[Nicole Maines's] singular voice powers the book; she is open and humorous and a bit sly. . . . This is the memoir of a still young and confident woman, with more accomplishments yet to come."--Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Nicole Maines

"A trailblazer."--The Mary Sue

"A badass."--Bust

"Unabashedly herself."--Entertainment Weekly

"The hero we all need right now."--The Wrap



About the Author



Nicole Maines is an award-winning actress, writer, and transgender rights activist. She was the anonymous plaintiff in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court case Doe v. Regional School Unit 26, in which she argued her school district could not deny her access to the female bathroom for being transgender and won, the first such ruling by a state court. That case and her family's story was the focus of Amy Ellis Nutt's bestseller Becoming Nicole. As an actress, Maines played Nia Nal/Dreamer on the CW's hit series Supergirl and Lisa in Showtime's Yellowjackets.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.51 Inches (H) x 5.85 Inches (W) x .83 Inches (D)
Weight: .73 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: LGBT
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Number of Pages: 224
Publisher: Dial Press
Format: Hardcover
Author: Nicole Maines
Language: English
Street Date: October 15, 2024
TCIN: 91571292
UPC: 9780593243121
Item Number (DPCI): 247-31-6336
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Nikkie - 6 months ago
So many memoirs exist in the world, and with that it can be hard to find ones that truly have something to say. THIS one not only has something to say but what’s said is so freaking important. I absolutely loved this book so much. Nicole is so vulnerable and open in this book about the rollercoaster that has been her life, while using her voice to bring attention to issues that matter so much in our world’s current climate. Her balance of humor and seriousness throughout the retelling of key moments in her life thus far is so beyond well done. The book truly feels like you’re sitting on a couch with her and getting to know all that she’s been through, how she takes life day by day in this messed up world and what she’ll use everything in her power to fight for. Her personality shines through the pages and this book is so hard to put down once you start. Lastly, I’d say one of the biggest lessons someone can learn from this book is to lead with empathy for others and just because you don’t understand someone else’s way of thinking doesn’t give you the right to try and police their bodies.
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