Atouchingandhumorousmiddlegradenovelabouttransgenderfriendshipandtherighttobewhoyouare.It’ssummertimeforeleven-year-oldMarcusgoeswithhismothertoanewcity,whereshe’llbeworkingforthesummer.Marcusislookingforwardtoitbecauseheknowshecanbehimselfthere--thepersonhereallyis.Withinthefirstdayofarriving,MarcusmeetsMikkel,aneighborhoodboywholookstotallydangerouswithhisaggressiveandenergeticappearance,andwithhisbodyfulloftattoos.ItturnsoutthetattoosaremadebyMikkel’sbrotherandareactuallyinIndianink,butstill.MikkelchallengesMarcusinanumberofskateboardtricks(bothareaddictiveskateboarders),andafteracrashwhereMikkelhelpsMarcus,theybecomebestfriends.Bloodbrothers--bros!--somethingthatmeansyou’lldoanythingforeachotherandalwaystellthetruth.ButMarcusisstrugglingwithaspecificissue.ShouldhetellMikkelthisspecialthing,somethingthateffectsMarcus’wholelife?Marcuswasatbirthassignedafemalegender,althoughMarcushasalwaysknownheisaboy.Itisjusttheothersaroundhimwhohaveahardtimeunderstanding,includinghisfriendsatschool,hisgrandma,andhisfather.KingBro!isanemotional,poignantlookatknowingwhoyouare,butstrugglewithknowinghowyou’llbeacceptedforbeingyourtrueself.
