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   Book 6   

Pages: 216

Faced with unwanted changes to their growing bodies, male-identified Takatsuki-san discovers the wonders of "breast binders" while female-identified Nitori-kun explores the limits of his ability to "pass."  Through the success of their performance of The Rose of Versailles in the fifth grade—in which the boys played the women and the girls played the men—inspires our protagonists to put on another gender-bending play for the junior-high school festival. They riff on Romeo and Juliet. Nitori-kun and his friend Chiba-san write the script together, but Chiba-san has an agenda: she wants to play Romeo, with Nitori-kun in the role of Juliet. But Nitori-kun wants Takatsuki-san to play Romeo . . .

Chiba-san forces Nitori-kun to confront a question he's been avoiding. Are his feelings for Takatsuki-san those of a boy for a girl, a girl for a girl, or a girl for a boy? Meanwhile, Maho plans a trip to the beach with her boyfriend, and Nitori-kun must chaperone.

Wandering Son Series—Summary and Book Order

Series: Wandering Son
Reading level: 13+
Books in series: 8
Read in order? Yes
Next release: Finished
Tags: graphic novel  illustrated  realistic fiction  culture  school  friendship 

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