gender identity

Eighth grade rolls around for Doi, Nitori-kun, Yuki-san, Tatatsuki-san, and Chiba-san, as the young girls and boys continue to wrestle with questions of gender identity and who has crushes on who, and why.

A gender confused boy finally decides to identify as a girl and starts calling himself Lily, and navigates his first year of living openly as a female, navigating the trials of hair removal, coming out to his parents, figuring out dating and voice training, and undergoing gender reassignment surgery.

Joonha confesses her darkest secret to Heewon, who makes her promise that it will be their secret forever. Later, Joonha ends up in the hospital and is given one last chance to decide her romantic fate.

As Jinhoo develops even stronger feelings for his friend, Joonha, he decides to see a psychiatrist to sort things out. Meanwhile, Taehyun confesses his feelings to Joonha, and Joonha becomes jealous of Jihan for hooking up with his old girlfriend.

When Jinhoo discovers that Joonha is actually a girl, he wonders how this will impact their close relationship. Meanwhile, Heewon attempts to discover the truth behind Joonha's gender identity.

Taehyun knows that he feels something for Joonha, despite Joonha's gender confusion, but is thrown for a loop when Joonha's childhood friend, Jinhoo, arrives back in Seoul. Joonha seems prepared to continue their relationship, even though one of the boys is now a girl. Jinhoo appears carefree enough, until trash-talking Heewon confronts him with a startling revelation.

Shortly after Joonha and Taehyun team up to take down a vicious card shark, several figures from Joonha's past emerge and begin to cause trouble.

Transsexual Joonha moves to a new city and lives as a girl in her new school. Taehyun coerces her into a friendship and frustrates Taehyun's ex, and Heewon reappears after following Joonha all the way from her old school.

Explores the complexities of gender in the present-day world including the history, social issues, and science of gender identity. Offers clarity and reassurance for readers who are struggling with their own identities.

A girl named Pen grapples with her identity, and the expectations traditional gender roles play in her family, with her friendships, and at school.