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From the Stonewall Awardwinning author ofThe Black Flamingocomes a new novel in verse, in which a biracial young man confronts issues of race, class, and sexuality.
Kai knows who he is to others: the reliable grandson, the best friend, the romantic backup. But he doesnt quite know who he is to himself.
Though Kai desperately wants to come out at school, he keeps himself closeted. His best school friend, Matt, who is also queer, is afraid of getting kicked out by his religious parents if they knewso he stays closeted and asks Kai to do the same. Kai unhappily goes along with it, but when a rumor goes around that Kai and Matt are together, Matt starts acting differently toward Kai anyway.
Kais other best friend, Vass, is nonbinary and doesnt care who knows it. Vass feels that Matt is a negative influence, putting a damper on Kais identitybut maybe thats just Vasss crush on Kai talking. Caught between his best friends, Kai turns to writing to express his emotions. But when he explodes, he puts everything at risk.