The pair’s gradual realization of their sexuality is portrayed with skill, and Skipstone compassionately renders the everyday struggles, loves, passions, fears, and self-doubts of Tracy as she deals with the unexpected family tragedy. Readers get a vivid picture of the sibling pair trying to cope with the circumstances of their life and conveying the love, uncertainty, and hope that all humans share. Through the layers of story, the characters spring to life. When a family tragedy forces Tracy to leave her home behind and travel to Alaska, she has no idea what awaits her ahead. They must hide their sexual identities if they want to live in peace. But being a queer in the rather conservative ‘60s is not easy. And it is the same for her older brother, Spencer, who hates being a boy. Seventeen-year-old Tracy has always felt awkward in her skin. A young queer girl travels to Alaska disguised as a boy, trying to find some kind of inner peace in Skipstone’s engrossing latest.
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