׉?4ׁB!בCט{u׉׉ 7cassandra://iuFkmNbvXBS4mU4btpVT6_-Ht0HJ6VAT28ClAv4JNIM|` ׉ 7cassandra://rUvEeVmLi44EWgT5hLcZiWbFXQdb3-Ta9LnKzWKcUZwS`S׉ 7cassandra://ruSmxayDMElB1Xv-fUkYJ-6n72gumX-hkwYv7HZwMpA `̵׉ 7cassandra://TLV_9EaQXoS5eU7Xd9HwKLyURrPpYVwkjLO8ynCYJsQF ͠bMd5s`ט{u׈CNSvu׈EbMd5s`׉ELC Written and Illustrated by Kimberly Mirabella H o w S O a m m m a y e u t ׉ 7cassandra://ruSmxayDMElB1Xv-fUkYJ-6n72gumX-hkwYv7HZwMpA `̵bMd5s`bMd5s`{בCט{u׉׉ 7cassandra://idbE8EdrVx7r7nZ2JqzTiWK_19FrrPT2t8G6ryAvsSY!` ׉ 7cassandra://RiGDunufflu90dVx0wHR7_QRUswc6hmNL0s1zI20HLkzt`׉ 7cassandra://gOrLiP6-EIuE273VFPFlr8NpIvwFHEbLj2rdOoZsD8Q1`j׉ 7cassandra://I4Adt6zWIsnZ23hd31TO6cIEb4Xggz73vAuJShvVciwc͠ bMd5s`׉E׉ 7cassandra://gOrLiP6-EIuE273VFPFlr8NpIvwFHEbLj2rdOoZsD8Q1`jbMd5s`׉E3Sammy has a mommy and daddy, they love each other. bMd5s`bMd5s`{בCט{u׉׉ 7cassandra://TAIaDul1zYBqQ629-icFPA13V8iO6ktwbz56Cc56RO0` ׉ 7cassandra://6WXAg4no3fA1a7T-4nt2k02tnZ4p0LbB-zhDgZ_ZJPgͼ`׉ 7cassandra://54ekmDoqt6hLeWx7K-cEUSgDqnXP9017iIqWGOmOzeoB`j׉ 7cassandra://lUE-p9OjWbsRS71F83jj23Lh3pijYNCxe5bk4ndahnYlF͠ bMd5s`׉EISammy likes playing video games and drawing pictures with their friends. ׉ 7cassandra://54ekmDoqt6hLeWx7K-cEUSgDqnXP9017iIqWGOmOzeoB`jbMd5s`׉EkMany of Sammy’s friends are either a boy or a girl. The boys like the girls and the girls like the boys. bMd5s`bMd5s`{בCט{u׉׉ 7cassandra://eid9V7neCy2YlrD264tyvUa1dCcK-ASirOEGUxsL-tM/K` ׉ 7cassandra://yZxK_q1PLQq2kon_dsSy7nf1n81o1snUZf06tuO9C_g͙Y`׉ 7cassandra://jf3WdYZ-a0OeZYRmin6Wb_XaDIIDTzK0Wbl0uDiaFtM7m`j׉ 7cassandra://NERqu250XObUzlYpYNw-Cg28gCZCca6-CpsqhSsHsjQ ͠ bMd5s`׉EeSammy sometimes felt like a girl and sometimes felt like a boy. They also liked both boys and girls. ׉ 7cassandra://jf3WdYZ-a0OeZYRmin6Wb_XaDIIDTzK0Wbl0uDiaFtM7m`jbMd5s`׉EQThis made Sammy feel different and didn’t tell the others about how they felt. bMd5s`ābMd5s`Á{בCט{u׉׉ 7cassandra://KxFz_hR-cvzw_QnK8-G84AmdIqD_MQR-cevaypJFCNQ1` ׉ 7cassandra://UhZ-zEuDyHd8oDp9UG1UMC25CLXFKNRyhPb25NCHQJgͨ`׉ 7cassandra://Hs0fNqg2itLXsAAiURm-7ADEBnuaJZ1JcwVELz4OD84C`j׉ 7cassandra://emRbNHL3juu_Pb-zVm7kJzKFTeXsXTE748UaYM2mbdg ,͠ bMd5s`׉EBSammy was afraid they would all be mean to them or laugh at them. ׉ 7cassandra://Hs0fNqg2itLXsAAiURm-7ADEBnuaJZ1JcwVELz4OD84C`jbMd5s`׉E1Sammy had nightmare about it. They began to cry. bMd5s`ƁbMd5s`Ł{בCט{u׉׉ 7cassandra://UsCld1BfPxp7shMLgoMZN6hHGJHLtXeOZsztJvjiAUor` ׉ 7cassandra://UA5hkCjvB-RrJImwC9yBtiWWki9fGsuIF53lsENClRsg`׉ 7cassandra://f9IERo7VayQQQCje6irqb_NFyDiVpllE-cDkbjhWY3o)`j׉ 7cassandra://5s3GRn576lQbNzRNsqZkEdCj4xfoTOiL7HBFrGG3gh0N͠ bMd5s`׉E4They ran down the hallway to their mommy and daddy. ׉ 7cassandra://f9IERo7VayQQQCje6irqb_NFyDiVpllE-cDkbjhWY3o)`jbMd5s`׉E3Sammy’s mommy asked, “What’s wrong Sammy?” bMd5s`ȁbMd5s`ǁ{בCט{u׉׉ 7cassandra://0gsWnysTsKsRYzEhGKyi5a-w12_81m2CIeGAihhRDLk` ׉ 7cassandra://mGMxyMNX88ZfzHwu78Ku1hnN0mkuO6Dg_8qVQpfSRew͋`׉ 7cassandra://V1CgxC2v7-RqiAOsQZ-pGH1t953ujHXPBBxceCA5Js05`j׉ 7cassandra://AmpEqi61xq90FQdEuMDi7Gz1IFT-fAFxPzyxxBe_-HI<͠ bMe5s`׉ESammy wiped their tears and said, “All my friends are either a boy or a girl but I feel like I am both. I also like both.” ׉ 7cassandra://V1CgxC2v7-RqiAOsQZ-pGH1t953ujHXPBBxceCA5Js05`jbMd5s`׉EuSammy’s mommy and daddy smiled and said... “That’s wonderful, Sammy! There’s nothing to be ashamed about.” bMd5s`ʁbMd5s`Ɂ{בCט{u׉׉ 7cassandra://kCFefbOCE-8HPlDDrE_4jA2g_OCF7AQuDrsujCMbq_Y` ׉ 7cassandra://duqNAsw2qLIEPnBcKg6zg_wa_wqgpUEsItx-96ZBel8͛A`׉ 7cassandra://eDNznqek72P50mXQs0ryfhdGI5O0OPHwoSU8CTWBtY06c`j׉ 7cassandra://mxVTq00VM_VSPgJXtn9YZsyVvx3Crnj4ZMkZky5p6ncb͠ bMe5s`׉E#Sammy smiled too, “Thank you.” ׉ 7cassandra://eDNznqek72P50mXQs0ryfhdGI5O0OPHwoSU8CTWBtY06c`jbMd5s`׉ERSuddenly, the hearts on Sammy’s head and tummy turned into a beautiful rainbow! bMd5s`́bMd5s`ˁ{בCט{u׉׉ 7cassandra://IFvpkP1qz1lhQguj2xoudHjX64OI3JbMemxO8E8tGfwA` ׉ 7cassandra://bLQRnroo7ynhb9H7EnLPeBejUVz_FTeMgHVdwHhXG1Qͼ`׉ 7cassandra://VVGcaExcPlHx-R_cDH26WLgkFePX1Y3eiB8AM2B_BRwG7`j׉ 7cassandra://xml4_I5FQSIOZWsJ3AnL0qfacO5ksGK_tbMtAHhMqE4͠ bMe5s`׉EBThis made them very happy! This made Sammy’s parents happy too! ׉ 7cassandra://VVGcaExcPlHx-R_cDH26WLgkFePX1Y3eiB8AM2B_BRwG7`jbMd5s`׉EVSammy’s parents gave them a big hug and said “We will love you no matter what.” bMd5s`΁bMd5s`́{בCט{u׉׉ 7cassandra://4igdwhv85sdW5QrxW8IjkHLMfb40F00Ce44KTo0OMT4>` ׉ 7cassandra://YqYj9VwripYEpopXlPTWZnkKoMR78nyBm9W6PDeYOYQ͇C`׉ 7cassandra://eJtOCHxMK2zjGrDjkStjG_1wByDPlNSRED1Hyz-NUvs62`j׉ 7cassandra://pkqSQp2EokDDGCHQywrcRWUFCkXRLAWtg-APOYJdNa4͠ bMe5s`׉E]Sammy is different from the others, and that’s ok! Sammy is proud of who they are! The End ׉ 7cassandra://eJtOCHxMK2zjGrDjkStjG_1wByDPlNSRED1Hyz-NUvs62`jbMd5s`׈EbMd5s`ЁbMd5s`ρ{בCט{u׉׉ 7cassandra://EdosoCS1wNk0q8ck5skkDNwQQyODsGf_pXq9s9fxIjQ` ׉ 7cassandra://mCBgvV1OZOIM-_1kq5IPJ340xnf93uA2dt_DRdhxAPEJ`S׉ 7cassandra://sg_M4TdoXvh9gLU47kFHRI2lOQISkklWtOSzHvM2Q7QC`̵׉ 7cassandra://STpQijbUgB3Nl0rGhWQFdJ58DuNAOxTT0lOr4UeXPvw ͠bMe5s`׉EMeet Sammy Sammy is a goodhearted, friendly fellow who acts like any other kid, playing video games, making drawings, using their imagination. Sammy used to be rather withdrawn but after coming out, Sammy has a bright and proud personality. Sammy likes to dress up in both masculine and feminine clothing. Meet the Author Kimberly Mirabella is an illustrator who is determined to make LGBT education easy to understand and accessible to everyone. She has been drawing for as long as she could hold a pencil and been doing digital also long as she could make funny shapes in MSPaint with a mouse. When she is not drawing, she is petting her cat Rory, cooking and baking, or collecting vintage toys. ׉ 7cassandra://sg_M4TdoXvh9gLU47kFHRI2lOQISkklWtOSzHvM2Q7QC`̵bMd5s`׈EbMd5s`ҁbMd5s`с{,(How Sammy Came Out by Kimberly MirabellaSenior ProjectbM]frJr