Between Perfect and Real

A moving YA debut about a trans boy finding his voiceΓÇöand himself Dean Foster knows heΓÇÖs a trans guy. HeΓÇÖs watched enough YouTube videos and done enough questioning to be sure. But everyone at his high school thinks heΓÇÖs a lesbianΓÇöincluding his girlfriend, Zoe, and his theater director, who just cast him as a ΓÇ£nontraditionalΓÇ¥ Romeo. He wonders if maybe it would be easier to wait until college to come out. But as he plays Romeo every day in rehearsals, Dean realizes he wants everyone to see him as he really is nowΓÇôΓÇônot just on the stage, but everywhere in his life. Dean knows what he needs to do. Can playing a role help Dean be his true self?