Highschool-Girl wider Willen

A German boy is uprooted by his parents’ divorce and sent to live with his mother in a quiet American town—only to discover she has one brutal condition: he must attend high school as a girl. Trapped behind makeup, dresses, and a new identity he never chose, he tries to survive the social minefield of cliques, crushes, and secrets while wrestling with shame, belonging, and the terrifying possibility of becoming the role he’s forced to play. In Maplewood, every smile is a mask—and one wrong step could expose everything.​