{"product_id":"kings-queens-and-in-betweens-hardcover","title":"Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTanya Boteju\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTanya Boteju is a writer and educator living on unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh land (Vancouver, BC). Her debut novel was \u003ci\u003eKings, Queens, and In-Betweens\u003c\/i\u003e and her other YA novels, \u003ci\u003eBruised \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMessy Perfect\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. Visit her at TanyaBoteju.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50401639432429,"sku":"9781534430655","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/kings-queens-and-in-betweens-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}