“Poignant and important.” —Refinery29

Judy Blume fits RuPaul’s Drag Race within this funny, feel-good debut novel about a queer teenager who navigates queries of identity and self-acceptance while discovering the magical world of pull.

Perpetually awkward Nima Kumara-Clark is bored with her insular community of Bridgeton, in love with her straight girlfriend, and trying to move earlier her mother’s unexpected departure. After a bewildering encounter at a local festival, Nima discovers herself abruptly immersed in the pull scene on the other side of town.

Macho drag kings, magical queens, brand-new love interests, and surprising allies propel Nima both painfully and hilariously nearer to a self she by no means knew she could be—one that may confidently express and accept love. But she’ll need to learn to accept lost love to get there.

From 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 more than enough to look.