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Ethan is an anxiety-ridden loner who relies on medication to get through his day.

During one of Ethan's fairly frequent panic attacks, a girl from school named Gabriella comes to his rescue. Gabe, as she prefers to be known, is facing her own inner turmoil. She has always been a tomboy, but the more pressure she faces to act and dress "like a girl," the more she wonders just who she really is.When he learns that Gabe is being constantly harassed at school, Ethan discovers he is able to overcome his own fears in order to stand up for his new friend. Then Gabe finds a disturbing note in her locker, and the threats begin to escalate. Ethan confronts the person responsible, but things take an unexpected turn, and he suddenly finds himself being questioned by police, accused of assault. With a dose of courage and a surprising ally, the two friends come up with a plan to set things right and end up discovering who they really are along the way.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don't like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

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    • Kirkus

      March 1, 2017
      A pair of teens under stress finds comfort in each other.Ethan suffers from anxiety and self-medicates with downers. After he tries a day sober, a panic attack causes him to flee school and hide, when he's spotted by Gabe, a girl with short hair, who calms him down and fends off bullies who spotted them. Over a few days, Ethan and Gabe form a friendship as readers learn that Ethan's parents fight constantly, leaving Ethan feeling panicked and isolated, and Gabe's having a sort of gender issue that's getting her bullied to the point of deleting her social media and pressured by her parents to conform to girlhood. Some insight comes with the revelation of events, but the depth of the characterizations suffers from the novel's brevity. With so little information about Gabe's gender issues, it's hard to imagine why she'd be bullied so relentlessly for her short hair and "masculine" clothes when she hasn't explored, let alone declared, any gender changes or fluidity. There is a greater peril introduced by a stalker/bully, but it doesn't quite land for suspense. Choyce is conscientious in dealing with gender and anxiety, but with so little time spent with Ethan and Gabe, this pretty good novella can't be a really great novel. Racial cues are entirely absent. Definitely worth exploring for those completely new to gender fluidity or anxiety issues in teens, as it makes a good primer, but not a deep, character-driven read. (Fiction. 12-16)

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  • English

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  • Lexile® Measure:550
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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