{"product_id":"kings-queens-and-in-betweens","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.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936648167655,"sku":"9781534430655","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_0056bc61-80b1-48b4-8906-6c1ab3ea905f.jpg?v=1774982119","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/kings-queens-and-in-betweens","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}