In the second volume of Shimura Takako's superb coming-of-age story, ourtransgendered protagonists, Shuichi and Yoshino, have entered the sixth grade.Shuichi spends a precious gift of cash from his grandmother on a special presentfor himself, a purchase that triggers a chain of events in which his sister Maholearns his secret, and Shuichi inadvertently steals the heart of a boy Maho isinterested in. The "woman" who showed so much interest in Yoshinobecomes a mentor and friend to the two children. The kids go on a class tripthat is a rite of passage Shuichi would rather pass up. Shuichi is called a"faggot" by another boy and the dramatic nature in which Saori comesto Shuichi's defense leads the two to discover a shared fondness for Anne of Green Gables . But despite his propensity to cry, Shuichi findsstrength and courage he didn't know he had.
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