In September of 2015, I reviewed Gino’s debut book. A groundbreaking novel about a transgender child, the book went on to win the 2016 Stonewall Book Award in the newly created Children’s category. Now, almost seven years later, Gino and their book prove groundbreaking again as the author and publisher officially change the title. In July of 2021, Gino shared a post on their blog, writing, "I made a mistake when I named my first published middle grade novel. A big mistake. I used a name for my main character that she doesn’t like for herself (i.e. George, the title of the book) instead of her actual name. My main character’s name is Melissa, and I apologize to her, to the larger trans community, and to all of my readers for the error. I’m sorry." Sharing the many factors that influenced the original title choice, Gino goes on to tell readers that they officially have Gino’s permission to correct their copies of the book. For readers who prefer other options, you can recover your book, hardcover or paperback, or download a sticker, at Gino’s Scholastic author page.

Three months later, Gino and their publisher made this announcement at On Our Minds, Scholastic’s blog about books and the joys of reading, with Gino writing, 

As a person who worked with children’s books and children and was always conscious of the adult gatekeepers hovering on the edges of my library, I realize now that I wrote my original review of Melissa with these people in mind, resulting in a disclaimer of sorts, with the hopes of keeping them from censoring this book. Looking back today, I am embarrassed by my own ignorance and lack of understanding of the trans community, and especially trans children. And like the this important book receiving a significant title correction, I correcting my original review by replacing it with Gino’s own synopsis.