When too cool Flip Henderson rejects Chi-Chi Ekeh's senior prom proposal in front of the entire class, what happens next is completely unexpected: Chi-Chi -- shy nerd and scholarship student -- switches bodies with Flip, giving Flip a crash course on Chi-Chi's life -- being a poor kid of color at a rich white private school. Simultaneous. Gr 10+
SENIOR YEAR BUCKET LIST? SWITCH BODIES WITH YOUR CRUSH.
Chi-Chi Ekeh has one huge problem: She keeps having crushes on rich white boys who have no idea she exists. Enter Flip Henderson, the most popular boy at school, who receives Chi-Chis private video proposal to go to senior prom.
But when Flip rejects Chi-Chi in front of their entire class, what happens next is completely unexpected: Chi-Chishy nerd and scholarship studentswitches bodies with Flip. Suddenly Chi-Chi is 61 and cool, while Flip gets a crash course on Chi-Chis lifethat is, k-pop, hair-braiding, and being a poor kid of color at a rich white private school.
With graduation looming and their body swaps lasting longer and longer, Chi-Chi and Flip must form the most unlikely friendship their school has ever seen. But will they survive senior year? And, most importantly, can they find a way back to themselves?
From bestselling author of Check, Please! comes Flip, a thrilling and fantastical tale about self-acceptance, black girlhood, and how walking a mile in someone elses shoes can teach you how to finally see yourself.
