Joy, a twelve-year-old transgender girl, fights for her right to cheer in Texas.

Waitlisted by her dream college and questioning her identity, Leah steps down as cheer captain to focus on her future, but when the competition for captaincy goes awry, power-hungry twins take command of the squad and immediately pit the cheerleaders against the basketball team.

"Zel learns the importance of taking charge of her life when she competes with a cheerleader at her new school and dreams of joining gymnastics team and despite her clumsy form and extraordinarily long hair"--Publisher.

As one of the only Asian Americans in her school, Christina confronts both well-meaning ignorance and cruel racism, but in middle school, fitting in is important, which is why she and her best friend Megan are both excited and nervous to try out for the popular cheerleading squad.