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Description
On a field trip to SeaPlanet, seventeen-year-old Arab-American high school swimmer River McIntyre has a chance encounter with Indy, a happy, healthy queer person, which sets off a wrenching journey of self-discovery, from internalized homophobia and gender dysphoria, through layers of coming out, affirmation surgery, and true love.
Awards
Ohioana Book Award (Finalist — Middle Grade & Young Adult Literature — 2023)
ALA Rainbow Book List (Selection — 2023)
North Star YA Award (Nominee — 2024)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Teens (Fiction — 2022)
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