Twelve-year-old Ana-Marie Jin is hot off a first-place finish at the U.S. Juvenile figure skating championship. When the announcement is made that next season’s program will be princess themed, however, Ana isn’t sure how to handle it, not being a frilly-dress kind of skater. Additionally, the fees for training are high, putting a burden on Ana’s single mom; Ana’s dad left when she was a baby.
After meeting rink newcomer Hayden, a transgender boy, however, Ana begins to reevaluate her own gender identity. But what will being nonbinary mean in a highly gendered sport like figure skating? And will Ana’s drive for success alienate her best friend?
Sympathetic, supportive, and engaging, with plenty of authentic details about the world of figure skating, by a nonbinary author who is also a competitive figure skater.
Ana and her dad are White, her mom is Asian, and all are Jewish. (I use “she/her” because Ana decides to stick with those pronouns, at least when the book ends.)
