![]() ![]() He’d make it to the breakfast table with a smile on his face and sit down to toast and think everything was fine. But there were some mornings, like at the beginning of high school, where he would wake up and feel as if nothing had changed-in the good way. ![]() There was no hesitation in his mind that he was male, even if his body sometimes disagreed. JULIAN DECIDED he needed to tell three people before it became real. What happens during his slow process of coming out leads Julian down odd pathways of friendship, romance, Christmas shopping, random parties, bad movies, and a realization about why kids still believe in Santa-it’s sometimes better than discovering the truth. So Julian makes a deal with himself: if he can tell his secret to three people, it is no longer a hoax. A full year after discovering he’s transgender, Julian realizes life changes whether you’re ready for it or not. Aiden ditches him, and a new girl, Maria, keeps cornering him in the girls’ bathroom. His parents and friends still call him Julia and think he’s a girl, but so long as Julian can still hang out with his best friend Aiden and read sci-fi novels with his dad, life seems pretty good. ![]() When Julian Gibson realizes he’s transgender, he doesn’t think anything has to change. ![]()
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