Skating on Mars

Life isnt easy on twelve-year-old Mars. As if seventh grade isnt hard enough, Mars is also grappling with the recent death of their father and a realization they never got to share with him: theyre nonbinary. But with their skates laced up and the ice under their feet, all of those struggles melt away. When Mars triple toe loop draws the attention of a high school hot shot, he dares them to skate as a boy so the two can compete head-to-head. Unable to back down from a challenge, Mars accepts. But as competition draws near, the struggles of life off the rink start to complicate their performance in the rink, and Mars begins to second guess if theres a place for them on the ice at all. Skating on Mars is a tender examination of grief and a hopeful story of self-discovery. See more