A groundbreaking, action-packed, and ultimately uplifting adventure that intertwines elements of Jewish mythology with an unflinching examination of the impacts of transphobia, from Newbery Honor-winner Kyle Lukoff

Rare and beautifula novel that combines wondrous fantasy, searing real-world relevance, and a frank empathetic understanding of the adolescent experience…The way Lukoff combines these elements in a page-turning adventure is nothing short of magic! Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Covid lockdown is over, but As world feels smaller than ever. Coming out as trans didnt exactly go well, and most days, he barely leaves his bedroom, let alone the house. But the low point of As life isnt online school, missing his bar mitzvah, or the fact that his parents monitor his phone like hawksits the weekly Save Our Sons and Daughters meetings his parents all but drag him to.

At SOSAD, A and his friends Sal and Yarrow sit by while their parents deadname them and wring their hands over a nonexistent transgender craze. After all, sitting in suffocating silence has to be better than getting sent away for advanced treatment, never to be heard from again.

When Yarrow vanishes after a particularly confrontational meeting, A discovers that SOSAD doesnt just feel soul-suckingits run by an actual demon who feeds off the pain and misery of kids like him. And its not just SOSADthe entire world is beset by demons dining on what seems like an endless buffet of pain and bigotry.

But how is one trans kid who hasnt even chosen a name supposed to save his friend, let alone the world? And is a world that seems hellbent on rejecting him even worth saving at all?