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My Life as a Diamond by Jenny Manzer
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My Life as a Diamond

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Narrator Scott Pietrangelo

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Length 3 hours 36 minutes
Language English
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Ten-year-old Caspar "Caz" Cadman loves baseball and has a great arm. He loves the sounds, the smells, the stats. When his family moves from Toronto to a suburb of Seattle, the first thing he does is try out for the local summer team, the Redburn Ravens. Even though Caz is thrilled when he makes the team, he worries because he has a big secret. No one knows that back in Toronto, Caz used to live life as a girl named Cassandra. And it's nobody's business. Caz will tell his new friends when he's ready. But when a player on a rival team starts snooping around, Caz's past is revealed, and Caz worries it will be Toronto all over again. Will Caz's teammates rally behind their star pitcher? Or will Caz be betrayed once more?


A heartwarming, funny, fast-paced story about the bravery it takes to live as your true self, no matter the cost.


This accessible audiobook features alternate text descriptions of the cover.

Jenny Manzer is the author of Save Me, Kurt Cobain, which was nominated for the Bolen Books Children's Book Prize. She has a degree in creative writing and was a finalist for the 2013 CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize, one of Canada's most prestigious literary competitions. She lives with her family in Victoria, British Columbia.

Scott Pietrangelo is a Toronto-based voice actor, music director, performer, singer, keyboardist, arranger and vocal coach. Recent voice acting ventures include the audiobook The Rage Room (ECW Press), the animated TV series Corn and Peg (Corus/Nelvana) and even stuffed animals (Go Away Unicorn, Sonar Entertainment). He is the current artistic director of newchoir, the founder and artistic director of SoundCrowd, and has been co–music leader at East End United since 2014. Theatre MD credits include The Rocky Horror Show (Randolph Theatre), Beauty and the Beast (Capitol Theatre, Port Hope) and The Secret Garden (Factory Theatre). Scott has appeared as a member of the Canadian Virtual Community in Dear Evan Hansen (Mirvish, Royal Alexandra Theatre), as a backup singer for both Josh Groban and Sarah Brightman, three times at Carnegie Hall with three different vocal groups, and loves making music with his partner, Alison, either on their livestreams or with their band, Cloud 9.

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Reviews

"The author put a lot of research into this…and was successful in having an elementary and middle grade appropriate transgender story. The inclusion of lots of baseball is a big plus, and will encourage readers to pick up the book." "Provides young readers with an opportunity to see a community that is accepting of Caz and who he is—not who they think he should be." "A great novel for elementary grades to learn more about gender, identity, and transgender issues…Filled with lots of baseball lingo and references, this is the perfect book for a die-hard baseball fan." "Baseball fans will enjoy the play-by-play, but more than that, readers will like the character of Caz. Acceptance of others is a good message for everyone." "An engaging sports story." "The plot and characters strike an ideal balance that will have wide appeal, introducing readers to themes of gender identity that avoids didacticism and sensationalism. My Life as a Diamond will appeal to readers interested in baseball, team-sports, and realistic fiction. Highly Recommended." "[Caz's] teammates lend authenticity and humor to the book. Family dynamics are portrayed honestly…Competition between teams is fierce, as is camaraderie within the team." Expand reviews
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