Michael's Black Dress

This is a coming-of-age novel about a high school boy who discovers he likes to dress like a girl.Seventeen-year-old Michael has a secret: he likes to cross-dress. For years, this star of the wrestling team has kept this to himself. When his twin sister Charlotte walks in on him trying on her clothes, he finally confides to her that he wants to wear dresses in public. Understandably, Michael is terrified how his suburban peers will treat him. No one besides Charlotte knows the...
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This is a coming-of-age novel about a high school boy who discovers he likes to dress like a girl.Seventeen-year-old Michael has a secret: he likes to cross-dress. For years, this star of the wrestling team has kept this to himself. When his twin sister Charlotte walks in on him trying on her clothes, he finally confides to her that he wants to wear dresses in public. Understandably, Michael is terrified how his suburban peers will treat him. No one besides Charlotte knows the truth-not even Michael's best friend, Jacob. Charlotte, who goes by Shah, agrees to keep it a secret, but Michael's eagerness to express himself in dress becomes stronger and stronger each day. Michael's desire becomes overbearing when he starts dating a girl named Bella. It's clear that he's only interested in her because of the way she dresses. In fact, when they go on a date, she wears a stunning black dress, and Michael is determined to wear it.