Davis, Tanita S. Happy Families. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 2012. 234 pages. Tr. $16.99 ISBN 9780375869662
Teenage twins Ysabel and Justin think they are from a happy, normal family, until they discover that their father is transgender and has been living a secret life as a woman named Christine. After being discovered, Ysabel and Justin’s father moves out of the house for a time, leaving the twins to deal with the knowledge of Christine on their own. The twins haven’t seen much of their father in the past few months, but thanks to their mother’s decree they are about to spend their entire spring break with the father they thought they knew. If spending their spring break with their dad in a town where they have no friends wasn’t bad enough, their father is making them go to family therapy every day and socialize with other transgender families. Will Ysabel and Justin learn to accept their father and his new identity? Will they ever be a happy family again?
