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Flip by Ngozi Ukazu

Flip

A Graphic Novel

Ngozi Ukazu

First Second · Print & ebook · September 23, 2025

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR for Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Bookpage, the New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, the A.V. Club, Comics Beat, and Book Riot!

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Who it’s for
A playful body swap brings school-crush awkwardness into a story of self-acceptance and perspective.
Themes
Self-acceptance, Black girlhood, Empathy across social divides
Genres
Black YA Graphic Novels, YA Romance Comics, YA Humorous Comics

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A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR for Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Bookpage, the New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, the A.V. Club, Comics Beat, and Book Riot! 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.

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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.

A Change of Perspective

A playful body swap brings school-crush awkwardness into a story of self-acceptance and perspective.

Come here for

  • School-crush awkwardness with a fantastical body swap
  • Black girlhood and class at a rich white private school

Expect

  • A coming-of-age graphic novel with a playful streak
  • K-pop, hair-braiding, and a sharp shift in perspective

Where it sits

YA Romance Comics47%
Black YA Graphic Novels44%
YA Humorous Comics33%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Coming-of-Age Comics
  • YA Humorous Comics
  • Black YA Graphic Novels
Authors
Ngozi Ukazu
Publisher
First Second
Published
September 23, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Self-acceptance · Black girlhood · Empathy across social divides
Reading lane
YA Coming-of-Age Comics