Lau­rie Tilden is a girl. That’s a fact. She and her moth­er have known that since birth—except for the oth­er fact that Laurie’s birth cer­tifi­cate states: Lau­rence Tilden, Male.

That hasn’t been a prob­lem for Lau­rie; she may be trans­gen­der but she’s a hap­py girl enjoy­ing the friends she made while being home­schooled. But now it’s time for pub­lic mid­dle school and bul­lies and mean girls and dis­ap­prov­ing teach­ers make life dif­fi­cult for Laurie.

Can she prove to the prin­ci­pal that she can be accept­ed as a girl, all in two weeks? And to meet the Girls’ Dress Code?