What do you do when a life full of potential seems to fade to nothing in front of your eyes? The Wild Youth is a collection of poetry about a boy raised as a girl, and the journey he took to reclaim his identity, promise, and youth, before it was too late.

This book is an anthem for any young person who has faced disability and chosen to keep shining, for anyone who has ever been told for an entire childhood that they were one thing, only to discover they were something completely different. This book is also for those who are facing the prospect of straddling the line between "young adult" and "adult", and those who never grew up.