ALMOST PERFECT

Kirby Heyborne’s performance of ALMOST PERFECT is perfect. He nails each character and delivers raw emotion without drawing attention to the performance itself. High school senior Logan’s first girlfriend cheated on him. He can’t get over her—until he meets Sage, a crazy, beautiful, curvy, well-muscled girl who is almost six feet tall. Sage doesn’t date and won’t say why. After months as “just friends,” their first kiss spurs Sage to tell her secret: She was born a boy. Heyborne voices Logan’s feelings of betrayal, and near-violent revulsion, with hair-raising believability. Both teens defend their sexual identities in this compelling and compassionate story about love and transgender sexuality. A.M.P. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2012]