Name: A Million Quiet Revolutions
Rating: 4.75 (8 reviews)
ISBN: 9780374388416

Robin Gow

Two seventeen-year-old trans boys in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, struggling to understand themselves and their love for each other, are inspired by an online story about trans soldiers who fell in love during the American Revolution.

A Million Quiet Revolutions

i’m not usually a fan of verse but this was… wow.

ash (smokedshelves)

Megan Snodgrass

This book is just beautiful and I’ve never read something like it. Two young trans boys fall in love while also figuring out their identity and how they interact with this world, while also giving voices to those that have come before them.

Alex

This is trans love in its purest form in my opinion. 
As a trans man growing up in a small religious town but with an accepting family this book spoke to me on so many levels. The different stages of coming out to yourself. The inner struggles that come with that. But these boys being able to share it with each other was so beautifull to me. This whole book just felt romantic about being trans in general. I love the way it was writting in more of a poetry way and it fits these boys and their story so good. 
I love the talk about different wants in both of their transition. How honest they are about their feelings and fears about their relationship. 
I love how this book potrays the struggles of having friends with less accepting parents, and being the one with accepting ones. It's just so real and I've never felt seen as much as the characters in this beautifull book.

Robin Gow's A Million Quiet Revolutions is a modern love story, told in verse, about two teenaged trans boys who name themselves after two Revolutionary War soldiers. A lyrical, aching young adult romance perfect for fans of The Poet X, Darius the Great is Not Okay, and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Universe. For as long as they can remember, Aaron and Oliver have only ever had each other. In a small town with few queer teenagers, let alone young trans men, they’ve shared milestones like coming out as trans, buying the right binders—and falling for each other. But just as their relationship has started to blossom, Aaron moves away. Feeling adrift, separated from the one person who understands them, they seek solace in digging deep into the annals of America’s past. When they discover the story of two Revolutionary War soldiers who they believe to have been trans man in love, they’re inspired to pay tribute to these soldiers by adopting their names—Aaron and Oliver. As they learn, they delve further into unwritten queer stories, and they discover the transformative power of reclaiming one’s place in history. Further reading on trans history is included in backmatter.

A Million Quiet Revolutions

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