Ames reviewed This is how it always is by Laurie Frankel
"This is how a family keeps a secret...and how that secret ends up keeping them. …
Nuanced exploration of having, and being, a trans kid
5 stars
This was a nuanced, and at times poetic, look at the challenges of having, and being, a trans kid. It was also a kind of fairy tale. I particularly liked the dialogue, which had the snappiness of 1940s films.