Flip: A Graphic Novel - Paperback

by Ngozi Ukazu (Author)

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Senior year bucket list? Switch bodies with your crush.

Chi-Chi Ekeh has one huge problem: She keeps getting crushes on rich white boys who have no idea she exists. Enter Flip Henderson, the most popular boy at school, who opens Chi-Chi's private video proposal to go to senior prom in front of their entire class.

But when Flip rejects Chi-Chi, 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.

From the bestselling author of Check, Please! comes Flip, a thrilling and fantastical tale about self-acceptance, Black girlhood, and how walking a mile in someone else's shoes can help you finally see yourself.

Fast, funny, and emotionally resonant, Flip! delivers:

- a high-concept, body-swap premise with real emotional stakes
- relatable teen struggles with identity and pressure
- heartfelt character growth beneath the comedy
- and a fresh, modern take on self-discovery

Author Biography

Ngozi Ukazu is a New York Times-bestselling author and the creator of Check, Please!, an online graphic novel whose printing campaign remains the most funded webcomics Kickstarter ever. She graduated from Yale University with a degree in Computing and The Arts, and later received a masters in sequential arts and comics. She enjoys trekking through nature, giving talks at colleges, and all things fandom. Since 2020, her cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker.