Kelly and Wayne Maines, center, knew early on that although their children, Jonas, left, and Nicole were biologically identical male twins, they were very different. Nicole, born Wyatt, has identified as a girl since she was very young and underwent gender reassignment surgery in July.
Twins Wyatt, left, and Jonas Maines portray characters from “The Wizard of Oz” in this Halloween moment from their childhood in Orono.
Wyatt and Jonas on a camping trip in 2007. Family photo
The stark difference in how the twins identified themselves was already apparent in 2006, when they were in fourth grade. “Becoming Nicole,” a new book about their journey of acceptance, comes out this week.
Book cover for "Becoming Nicole," by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Amy Ellis Nutt.
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