Summary
“Poignant and important.” —Refinery29 “A bright and sparkly celebration of love and self-acceptance.” —Kirkus Reviews
Judy Blume meets RuPaul’s Drag Race in this funny, feel-good debut novel about a queer teen who navigates questions of identity and self-acceptance while discovering the magical world of drag.
Perpetually awkward Nima Kumara-Clark is bored with her insular community of Bridgeton, in love wi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781534430655 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1534430652 |
| Author: | Tanya Boteju |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2019 |
| Weight: | 458g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 140mm x 210mm |
| Audience Age: | 12-99 |
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“Poignant and important” —Refinery29
“A story filled with glitter, feather boas, lip-syncing and dancing, where gender identity is flexible and performance is the embodiment of joy.” —BookPage, starred review
“A bright and sparkly celebration of love and self-acceptance.” —Kirkus Reviews
“A successful presentation of the highs, lows, and midways of a teen finding her place in queer culture.” —School Library Journal
“Satisfying … Who doesn’t need a glamorous drag queen fairy godmother?” —Publishers Weekly
Tanya Boteju
Tanya Boteju is a writer and educator living on unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh land (Vancouver, BC). Her debut novel was Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens and her other YA novels, Bruised and Messy Perfect, appear on the American Librarian Association’s Rainbow List. Typically, you can find her cozy in her cabin, writing at cafés, or smooshing any dog that will let her. In both teaching and writing, Tanya hopes she’s bending the universe even the tiniest bit toward justice.
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