A BookRiot Best Book for Pride Month! Recommended Reading for NEA's Read Across America 2022-23 "VERDICT Hopeful and real, this story is electric. There's a lot to love here; recommended as a first purchase everywhere." -- School Library Journal, starred review "Polonsky ( Gracefully Grayson , 2014) has written a hopeful and insightful text for young readers to explore gender and sexual identity through an enticing story of friendship, family, and first love." -- Booklist "Polonsky ( Gracefully Grayson ) sensitively handles Ollie's gender identity while fully fleshing out their character. The novel makes a compelling argument, reinforced by an extended optical illusion metaphor, for looking at the world from another's lens." -- Publishers Weekly "Bigotry against Ollie is briefly addressed in one scene but is done so tactfully; it is clear that a great deal of empathy has gone into this narrative. The romance and chemistry between Essie and Ollie are also enjoyable. A charming, feel-good LGBTQ+ story.

" -- Kirkus Reviews.