This is an interesting and novel take on the Freaky Friday narrative. I enjoyed the characters learning about each other.

This charming graphic novel is about Chi-Chi, a scholarship kid at her wealthy, mostly white private high school; and Flip, the popular, sporty white classmate on whom Chi-Chi has a crush. When Chi-Chi accidentally asks him to prom in front of everyone in class, Flip rejects her. As Chi-Chi vents to a chatbot afterward, it causes her and Flip to switch bodies for increasingly long periods of time. For most of the novel, they are attempting to find a way to switch back. This novel is light-hearted, funny, and sweet, but it also has depth: It's about the importance of learning to love and accept oneself. In particular, Chi-Chi is learning to love the nerdy Black girl that she is. (And Flip, for his part, is learning to take better care of his emotional well-being.) And of course, the two of them are shaking up the school's social order and becoming friends. My only complaint about this novel would be that it was sometimes hard for me to tell if Chi-Chi and Flip were in each other's bodies or in their own bodies. I wish that it had been made very clear each time they swapped back and forth.

Ngozi Ukazu has done it again. I loved how this graphic novel took the classic body swap trope and made it feel fresh and meaningful. Watching Chi-Chi and Flip navigate each other's lives was entertaining, but the story also digs deep into identity, self-acceptance, and the pressure to fit in. Chi-Chi’s friend group was a highlight, and the emotional depth balanced really well with the humor and heart. A great read with a lot to say.

I loved reading Ngozi's other books BUNT! and Check, Please!, so I was super excited when I saw that she was releasing another book this year. Art style, characters, and deep writing are great as always, and I would read a sequel in a heartbeat.

I really really enjoyed this and I do think it's a very powerful story. This wasn't really what I was expecting, in a really good way. I will say, there was a side part that I thought could have been cut because it took away from the overall message? But when I think about it minus one specific part, I very much enjoyed it.

Ngozi Ukazu has proven in the past that she's the master of taking serious topics and wrapping them in an easily digestible comic package... and 'Flip' is no exception. Following a chronically shy PoC girl who mysteriously body swaps with the rich white boy she has a crush on, 'Flip' deals with social and racial inequalities, as well as not judging someone before you know them. The artwork is just what you'd expect from Ukazu- bold and animated, and the way she manages to capture a character's essence when body-swapped is a, absolute master class.

Ukazu is an absolute auto-read for me - her graphic novels are SO funny and full of heart. This one is more introspective and existential, but I swung wildly between giggling and feeling deeply for the MCs. A fantastic read!

This was okay. Not what I use to read but it was entertaining, It has a good representation of friendship and teamwork. It also shows the importance of having a good relationship between parents and children, and how that relationship affect your daily interactions with others. One of the negative, is that transitions weren’t not always smooth, I felt a little bit confused every time Flip and Chi Chi switched bodies. It took me a few pages to know who was who.

A compelling graphic novel about two high school seniors at an elite boarding school, each suffering from a deep depression they fail to recognize in themselves, who are magically compelled to switch bodies. There's a lot about race, power, privilege, and economic difference as well as a good bit of just good old fashioned coming of age character development. The main character's best friends are particular standout characters among a case of just generally excellently drawn and written people.

The Bluest Eye meets Freaky Friday in this YA graphic novel.
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Chi-Chi attends a wealthy private school outside of Houston as a scholarship kid and she keeps getting crushes on rich, white boys. When her promposal video is seen by her crush and the class, her wish has her and crush, Flip Henderson, switching bodies. Their switch doesn’t last long, but then it happens again. As the switches keep getting longer and longer, Chi-Chi and Flip realize that soon they will become the other person. They spend time trying to figure out a way to flip out of each other once and for all, while also learning a lot about the other person and themselves.
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I adore Ukazu’s work and had the honor of moderating a panel she was on at NTTBF. This book includes Ukazu’s signature artwork style and a unique story that I was immediately invested in. Loving who you are can be difficult growing up so I’m thrilled that a title like this will exist for our students struggling with their own identity and self-worth. Flip releases September 23 from @01second

CW: microaggressions, racism, depression, alcohol, alcoholism, prison, classism, suicide ideation

I really enjoyed Flip! There were certain points where there were time jumps or subject changes that felt jarring, but the storyline and artwork were fantastic. I loved Check Please by Ngozi Ukazu, so I had high hopes for this graphic novel. It did not disappoint! It was a lighthearted story with giant heart of two opposites learning that they are more alike than they thought. I also enjoyed the storyline of finding friends and your place at school through music, because I feel like that is a universal experience. I recommend Flip for anyone who has felt out of place and who enjoys graphic novels.

Thank you to NetGalley and First Second for an eARC!

As an adult reader who enjoys YA and graphic novels, I enjoyed "Flip" and would be glad to recommend it for school libraries and for individual students. I like the positive representation of Africans living in America and definitely root for Chi Chi. Regarding adoption for classes, I decided it's not the right choice because it is rather "on the nose" in terms of thematics, and I have experienced that my students at a Brooklyn high school are not interested in narratives that are about identity and ethnicity. I think they SHOULD BE, but they are not. We have whole bookshelves in our classrooms and by our library offering books of this kind for free, and we don't have takers.

Ukazu is a significant talent. You picked the right graphic novelist to work with.

I'm a fan of Ngozi's previous comics and this newest one does not disappoint.
The art remains excellent and Chi-chi's story of self-discovery is fun to read.

"Flip" explores identity and how we see ourselves through the body-swap trope. Chi-Chi has a crush on Flip, a rich, popular, handsome white boy, and plans the perfect "promposal", which goes horribly wrong and Chi-Chi ends up humiliated after being turned down in front of the whole class. The next day, Flip and Chi-Chi wake up in each other's body. This is where it gets a little hard to follow, because Flip and Chi-Chi swap several more times and each time is harder to determine if we are seeing Flip or Chi-Chi. The blue eyes are not really enough to help the reader through multiple swaps, although I do love the call out to Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye".
I did overall enjoy this story, especially the idea of learning to love yourself, which I think is a message many teens need to hear. If it were a little less confusing, I would rate it 5 stars.

This was such a fun body swap story. I loved how it started "zany" but quickly became a lens as to how people process self doubt and self hate. It kept a smile on my face the entire time. Loved all the Houston references.

i love the concept of being in someone's shoes for the day because you just never know what they are going through. the author hit the nail and this was an emotional journey all the way up until the end.

I loved Check Please, but haven't picked up anything else by Ngozi Ukazu. What a mistake I've been making! This made me smile, laugh out loud, and tear up. I wish I could push this into the hands of my teen self, but I'll settle on pushing to my teen patrons.

I really enjoyed this one, it dealt with some interesting themes and had great character building. I could have done without the hints at near nakedness of teenagers, but I understand what the artist was trying to convey.

This is a highly memorable and re-readable graphic novel. Shy nerdy scholarship student Chi-Chi keeps crushing on rich white boys at her private school. The most recent one is Flip, a swimmer. After public rejection and humiliation, Chi-Chi and Flip switch bodies. They switch back and forth as they learn more about each other’s real lives and loves (KPop!).
I was really happy reading this book, while deeply empathizing with both of the main character’s fears and needs. The art is amazing and easy to follow. I loved watching them both finally seeing their best selves and accepting who they are.

Thank you to NetGalley and First Second Books for this DRC.
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"Flip" is a young adult graphic novel by Ngozi Ukazu. Chi-Chi is a black scholarship student who has a crush on Flip Henderson, a handsome, rich, white boy at her academy who probably doesn't know that she exists. She sends him a prom-posal that he accidentally opens up in class and after he turns her down, she runs off and something strange happens that makes them switch bodies. Now Flip and Chi-Chi start to learn how different things are for them, and they must work together to see if they can fix the flip. Funny and poignant, this is a suggested purchase for YA graphic novel collections.