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Violence
None
No violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
LGBTQ+ romantic content; tasteful
Substance Use
None
Brief social drinking at university
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of racial and sexual identity, belonging, and the liberation of becoming who you actually are
What this book is about
Michael grows up between worlds — Black and white, gay in a world that doesn't fully see him, an outsider everywhere until he discovers drag performance at university. Atta's YA verse novel is honest, warm, and celebratory in its portrait of a young man discovering his full self through performance.
Notes for sensitive readers
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LGBTQ+ content (gay protagonist, drag)
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