Havingalwaysfelthewasborninthewrongbody,10-year-oldTomchoosesthenameMrsMcCutcheonratherthanthenamehewasgivenatbirth;healsopreferstheflowofadressratherthanthecutofapant.NowathisthirdschoolTomishavingtroublesettlinginandfindingacceptancefromhisnewfoundpeers-exceptforTrevor,atoughlittlecharmerwhoalsosuffersprejudiceduetohisAboriginalheritage.WiththeschooldanceonlydaysawayTomisthrustonajourneyofself-discoveryandsacrificestofindhisplaceintheworld.Bepreparedforacourageousendingthatmightjustrevolutionizetheschooldancesforever.