{"product_id":"kings-queens-and-in-betweens-9781534430655","title":"Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Poignant and important.\" --\u003ci\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A bright and sparkly celebration of love and self-acceptance.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudy Blume meets \u003ci\u003eRuPaul's Drag Race\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerpetually 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMacho 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 \u003ci\u003elost\u003c\/i\u003e love to get there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Pulse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781534430655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2019 pg. 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2019 pg. 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/24\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tanya Boteju","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36657507041436,"sku":"9781534430655","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_96b2d9c5-277c-4f81-b68c-6e07f721b9f9.jpg?v=1603890781","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/kings-queens-and-in-betweens-9781534430655","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}