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On the outside, Tirzah has everything: a best friend who adores her and the potential of a full-ride soccer scholarship at her father's alma mater, Illinois University. But to Tirzah, none of it matters since she's stuck in the body of a girl. Struggling to hide her feelings for her best friend, Heidi, and fighting to cover up female body parts, Tirzah realizes the only way to happiness is by transitioning. But the change could mean losing Heidi, the scholarship, and possibly her parents' acceptance. When Tirzah starts to live as Troy, Heidi's family forbids the friendship. That's when Heidi goes missing. Troy must find Heidi, and, ultimately, himself.
About the Author
Trina Sotira is an assistant professor of English at College of DuPage. Her M.A. in British and American literature is from Northern Illinois University. She is also an alum of Columbia College Chicago's Journalism Department. Trina has produced television news in Chicago and Rockford, and more recently written novels for teens. Her young adult novel IN HER SKIN:GROWING UP TRANS (ebook 2012; paperback April, 2016) received international recognition for revealing the struggles of a transgender teen. With Michelle Duster, Trina co-edited and contributed to SHIFTS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF WOMEN'S GROWTH THROUGH CHANGE, featuring 35 nationally recognized poets, essayists, and fiction writers. SHIFTS was recognized as a 2015 USA Best Book Award and 2016 Indie Book Awards finalist for Women's Issues. Trina is raising her family in a town where she can see the Chicago skyline in the distance.
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