Our Lady of Divine Perpetual Deflection

By David Lagattuta Jr.

Our Lady of Perpetual Deflection is a razor-sharp, gut-punch of a novel about one transmasc teen caught between a Catholic closet and a truth too loud to stay buried.

Cheramie Lane knows how to survive: smile small, dodge questions, and never say the thing out loud. Raised by two loving but worried dads and trapped in a school obsessed with virginity, virtue, and visibility, he's mastered the art of deflection. Until Tine shows up-a girl with buzzed hair, duct-taped cleats, and no patience for pretending-and suddenly, survival isn't enough.

Told in fierce, poetic prose and unfiltered humor, this is the story of trying on names, dodging hymns, entering the boys' bathroom by accident (or not), and learning that you don't have to bleed to be real-you just have to begin.

If you've ever felt like a "he" stuck in a "she," like a soul misfiled in the wrong folder-this book sees you.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FG3CPZ51
• ISBN13: 9798290221786
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"