Somebody Told Me
Binding: Hardcover
Age 13+
Children's & Young Adult Fiction & True Stories
An unflinching exploration of trauma, identity, and integrity through the lens of a bigender teen's experience.
After an assault, bigender seventeen-year-old Aleks/Alexis is looking for a fresh start—so they voluntarily move in with their uncle, a Catholic priest. In their new bedroom, Aleks/Alexis discovers they can overhear parishioners in the church confessional. Moved by the struggles of these "sinners," Aleks/Alexis decides to anonymously help them, finding solace in their secret identity: a guardian angel instead of a victim.
But then Aleks/Alexis overhears a confession of another priest admitting to sexually abusing a parishioner. As they try to uncover the priest's identity before he hurts anyone again, Aleks/Alexis is also forced to confront their own abuser and come to terms with their past trauma.
Creators
Mia Siegert is an author and costume designer from New Jersey. Siegert is also the author of the YA novel Jerkbait.
Reviews
Poignant, honest, controversial yet not any less important and timely—Somebody Told Me will stay with you long after you finish the final page and fuel a conversation that needs to be had.
Siegert pulls no punches, tackling issues such as abuse of power, and acceptance, head-on in this important page-turning novel.
Mia Siegert is an explosive talent in YA literature, with a writing style both raw and unflinching. Siegert’s bold voice is impossible to forget.
