Between Perfect and RealA moving YA debut about a trans boy finding his voiceand himself Between Perfect and Real follows Dean Foster, a trans guy who is certain of his identity. He has watched enough YouTube videos and done enough questioning to be sure of who he is. However, at his high school, everyone thinks he is a lesbianincluding his girlfriend Zoe and his theatre director, who just cast him as a "nontraditional" Romeo. Dean ponders whether it would be simpler to wait