A review by librariann
Boy2Girl by Terence Blacker

4.0

Ages 10+ Thirteen year old Matthew Burton's cousin Sam Lopez is a firecracker. He's still coping with his mom's death, not to mention a dad in prison who he hasn't seen since he was five, when he comes to England to live with the Burtons. Audacious, bragging, and always getting in fights, he has to be 'hazed' in order to join Matthew's group of friends - also known as the Shed Gang. Their answer? He has to pass himself off as a girl when he starts school. With his long blond hair and slight build, Sam's transition to Samantha is almost seamless. Soon, he's palling around with the "bitches," the female counterpart to the Shed Gang, even attracting the eye of the school hunk. But when his dad, out of jail and after Sam's inheritance, comes after the boy, Sam has to stay a girl for a while longer. Light, humorous fare with a happy, if a bit abrupt, ending.