Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens

Name: Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens
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By Tanya Boteju

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Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju is a vibrant coming-of-age story that centres on Nima Kumara-Clark, a young girl discovering her identity and navigating relationships. After attending a local festival, she becomes captivated by the world of drag and gender performance. This journey of self-discovery unfolds with themes of personal growth, acceptance, and the courage to embrace one's true self.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in a lively coming-of-age story that explores themes of identity and self-discovery. It follows a queer teen navigating relationships and drag culture, offering a vibrant and heartfelt look into finding one's place in a colourful world.

After a bewildering encounter at her small town's annual summer festival, 17-year-old biracial, queer Nima plunges into the world of drag, where she has the chance to explore questions of identity, acceptance, self-expression, and love.

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“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 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.

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—one that can confidently express and accept love. But she’ll have to learn to accept lost love to get there.

From debut author Tanya Boteju comes a poignant, laugh-out-loud tale of acceptance, self-expression, and the colourful worlds that await when we’re brave enough to look.

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Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju is praised for its poignant exploration of love and self-acceptance. The story is celebrated for its vibrant depiction of drag culture and offers a joyful performance where gender identity is explored with flexibility. Reviews highlight it as a successful portrayal of a teenager navigating queer culture, filled with highs, lows, and the delightful presence of a drag queen fairy godmother.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781534430662

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 February 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Edition: Reprint

Illustration: matte lam cvr w- black, 4 PMS colors

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 302g

Pages: 400

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Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction Tanya Boteju Young Adult

About the Author

Tanya Boteju is a teacher and writer living on unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations (Vancouver, British Columbia). Part-time, she teaches English to clever and sassy young people. The rest of her time, she writes and procrastinates from writing. Her novel, Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens was named a Top Ten Indie Next Pick by the American Booksellers Association, as well as selected for the American Librarian Association 2020 Rainbow List. Her work appears in the anthology Out Now and her latest young adult novel, Bruised, has been selected as a Gold Standard book by the Junior Library Guild. In both teaching and writing, she is committed to positive, diverse representation. Visit her at TanyaBoteju.com.

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