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Logan falls for Sage, the new girl at his small-town Missouri school--until the discovery that Sage is biologically male derails their fledgling romance. Sage is an intriguing, charismatic character. However, she gets short shrift in a narration that focuses more on Logan's flip-flopping reactions (attraction, disgust, friendship, anger) than on authentic emotional connections between the characters.