<b>"Poignant and important." &#8212;<i>Refinery29</i></b><BR> <b>"A bright and sparkly celebration of love and self-acceptance." &#8212;<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><BR> <BR><b>Judy Blume meets <i>RuPaul's Drag Race</i> 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.</b><BR>Perpetually awkward Nima Kumara-Clark is bored with her insular community of Bridgeton, in love with her straight girlfriend, and trying to move past her mother's unexpected departure. After a bewildering encounter at a local festival, Nima finds herself suddenly immersed in the drag scene on the other side of town.<BR> <BR>Macho drag kings, magical queens, new love interests, and surprising allies propel Nima both painfully and hilariously closer to a self she never knew she could be&#8212;one that can confidently express and accept love. But she'll have to learn to accept <i>lost</i> love to get there.<BR> <BR>From debut author Tanya Boteju comes a poignant, laugh-out-loud tale of acceptance, self-expression, and the colorful worlds that await when we're brave enough to look.

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