On Liam's eighteenth birthday, Luna asks for her parents' blessing regarding her transition. While Regan feels guilty for betraying Luna in her time of need, Liam wakes Regan that night to thank her for forcing him to stand on his own. Chris continues to pursue Regan, but right after she agrees to another date, Luna dresses at school, and embarrassed that Chris saw Luna, Regan rushes home, abandoning Luna to the harassments of the bully, Hoyt Doucet. Liam decides to tell his best friend, Aly, that he is really a girl, and he is distraught when Aly abandons him, though she is in love with him. Though Regan is furious with Liam for costing her her job, she cannot stay angry because of her need to protect him. Liam covers Regan's babysitting job so that she can go on a disastrous date with Chris, but the Materas fire Regan when they come home to find Liam dressed in Mrs. When Regan goes shopping with Luna, she is distraught by how Liam is treated when people realize he is a boy dressed in girls' clothing. Regan develops a crush on her lab partner, Chris, and though she is upset when he drops the class, she is also relieved since she cannot afford to let him get too close and learn her secret. Miserable as a boy, Liam wants to transition, but Regan is nervous about how people will see her because of her brother's differences. Though Luna wakes Regan in the middle of the night, dancing in her room, Regan loves Luna because she is her brother.
"Luna" is a touching and realistic portrayal of the challenges, triumphs and heartbreaks a young man must face in order to correct his destiny and become the girl he was born to be.
When Liam confides that he wants to transition and become Luna all of the time, Regan struggles to keep his secret and help him become comfortable dressing in public, even as it negatively affects her own life and relationships. "Luna" by Julie Anne Peters is a highly acclaimed novel about a transsexual teenager, his decision to transition, and the effects of this on his younger sister and sole confidante.
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