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Author: Ruby Clyde
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When 14-year-old “Jennifer” moves to a new town for a fresh start, her mum insists she start looking and acting like a girl. But soon she starts leading a double life, dressing in her brother’s clothes to go to the skate park. Here she gets tangled up in a crush with a boy who thinks she’s a boy and school friend who thinks she’s a girl. (Interest age from 12 years.) (304 pages)
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It isn't easy working out who you like when you're still working out who you are. Jay - sorry, Jennifer - and her family move to a new town for a fresh start, after bullying at her last school went too far. Jennifer's mum insists that she do things differently, so gone are her jeans, T-shirts, skateboard and short hair. Jennifer want to keep her mum happy, so she follows Mum's plan to start looking and acting like a girl. But it soon starts to wear on Jennifer, and she starts leading a double life, dressing in her brother's clothes to sneak out to go skateboarding in the local park. That's where Jennifer feels most like herself, where she can be Jay again. But then Jay gets tangled up in a crush with Alex, a closeted boy at the skate park who thinks Jay is a boy. But is her friend Mina flirting with Jay ... as a girl? Can Jay keep their different worlds from colliding? A romantic comedy that shows readers that sometimes the basics can be quite complicated! Hilarious and heartfelt, this novel is perfect for fans of Heartstopper, Felix Ever After, I Kissed Shara Wheeler and Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating. Ruby Clyde is a rising talent, known for their comedy writing and acclaimed performances as half of the comedy duo Shelf.
ISBN: 9780702325076 | Publisher: Scholastic (UK) | Published: 2023
Category: LGBTQ+, Teenage fiction