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The other day I trim my head of hair, bought some children' clothes and shoes, twisted a large ACE bandage around my chest to flatten my fortunately-not-large chest, and began searching for a new name.
Angela Katz-McNair hasn't believed quite right as a girl. Her expereince of living is leading up to the day she decides to become Grady, a guy. While developing as transgendered feels right to Grady, he isn't well prepared for the effect he gets from everyone else. His mother is annoyed, his more youthful sister is mortified, and his best ally, Eve, won't acknowledge him in public areas. Why can't people just let Grady be himself?
Grady's life is unpleasant until he sees friends in some unexpected places -- like the institution geek, Sebastian, who clarifies that there surely is precedent in the natural world (parrotfish change gender when they need to, and the recently male fish will be the alpha guys), and Kita, a older who could just be Grady's first love.
From acclaimed article writer Ellen Wittlinger, this is actually the groundbreaking story of one teen's search for home and his have difficulties for acceptance.