Becoming a queen / Dan Clay.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250843098 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 125084309X (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 407 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2023.
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Subject: | Gay teenagers > Fiction. Drag queens > Fiction. Identity (Psychology) > Fiction. Life change events > Fiction. Alcoholism > Fiction. Grief > Fiction. Families > Fiction. Brothers > Fiction. |
Genre: | Psychological fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Erlanger Branch | YA CLAY D (Text) | 33126025077599 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
After a devastating tragedy, gay teen Mark Davis harnesses the power of drag, which becomes an unexpected outlet for his grief and an opportunity to see others as fully as he wants to be seen. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. - Baker & Taylor
Reeling from a family tragedy, seventeen-year-old Mark finds his escape in a purple, sequenced, puff-sleeved princess dress, which becomes an unexcepted outlet for his grief as well as a path towards love and self-expression. - McMillan Palgrave
A vibrant and emotional novel from debut author Dan Clay about a boy who turns toward love, self-expression, and drag when the unthinkable happens, perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and Julie Murphy.
If only Mark Davis hadnât put on a dress for the talent show. It was a jokeâother guys did it tooâbut when his boyfriend saw Mark in that dress, everything changed.
And now, fresh on the heels of high school heartbreak, Mark has given up on love. Maybe some people are just too much for this worldâtoo weird, too wild, too feminine, too everything. Thankfully, his older brother Eric always knows what to say to keep Mark from spinning into self-loathing. "Be yourself! Your full sequin-y self.â
But Mark starts to notice signs that his perfect older brother has problems of his own.
When the source of Markâs strength suddenly becomes the source of his greatest pain, the path back to happiness seems impossible. Searching for a way out, Mark slips into a dress to just, briefly, become someone else, live a different life. His escape, however, becomes an unexpected outlet for his painâa path to authentic connection, and a provocation to finally see other people as fully as he wants to be seen.
Beautifully written, heart-wrenching, and ultimately uplifting, Dan Clay's Becoming a Queen is a stunning story about love, loss, and the ineffable power of a purple princess dress.