Content levels
Trigger warnings
Hero archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
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-Chi’s 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-Chi―shy nerd and scholarship student―switches bodies with Flip. Suddenly Chi-Chi is 6’1” and cool, while Flip gets a crash course on Chi-Chi’s life―that 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?
Is Flip! appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A lighthearted body-swap story exploring race, class, and identity at a predominantly white private school. Contains themes of social inequality and microaggressions but handles them with humor and heart.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include racism, class struggle, and body image issues.
Who'll love this
Teens will love this funny, heartfelt story about two opposites who literally walk in each other's shoes and discover unexpected friendship.