Description
It's not easy choosing not to choose, especially for a nonbinary teen in 2007.Corey was born intersex, but their father and stepmother didn’t make a big deal about it. Then Corey’s dad dies suddenly. Now Corey’s disapproving mother wants Corey to pick a side. Corey’s old enough to say no to medical interventionbut not old enough to avoid being held in a youth psych ward when their mom makes an issue of Corey’s refusal to conform to the gender binary.In the psych ward, Corey makes friends with Kim, a teen girl diagnosed as anorexicor is she? As they work to unravel their pasts, they discover that Kim’s situation is even more dangerous than either of them had ever imagined.