Skating on Mars

<p><b>A heartwarming debut from author Caroline Huntoon about a young figure skater discovering who they are on and off the ice.</b><br><br> Life isn¿t easy on twelve-year-old Mars. As if seventh grade isn¿t hard enough, Mars is also grappling with the recent death of their father and a realization they never got to share with him: they¿re nonbinary. But with their skates laced up and the ice under their feet, all of those struggles melt away. When Mars¿ triple toe loop draws the attention of a high school hot shot, he dares them to skate as a boy so the two can compete head-to-head. Unable to back down from a challenge, Mars accepts. But as competition draws near, the struggles of life off the rink start to complicate their performance in the rink, and Mars begins to second guess if there¿s a place for them on the ice at all.<br><br><i>Skating on Mars</i> is a tender examination of grief and a hopeful middle grade tale of self-discovery.<br><br><b>"This timely, triumphant novel about