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Reviewer: Bria Brown-King (she/they), intersex advocate and Director of Engagement at interACT

Raising Rosie is a book that I wish I had access to growing up. I’m an adult with CAH and I never read a book that I related to so closely. This is a story about two parents who challenge the medical establishment in order to protect the agency and autonomy of their child who was born with an intersex variation. It’s also a story about the unconditional love between parent and child. We see endless examples of courage, resilience, and pushing back against a system that tells us that there’s only one way to be normal. I’ve been told that no one can really prepare us for parenthood. But I do know that Raising Rosie provided a great example of how to be the best parent and parent advocate that one can be.