Boy Queen

"Rejection is part of the deal. You either let it kill you, or let it make you stronger"

Life's a drag until you try.

Robin Cooper’s life is falling apart.

While his friends prepare to head off to University, Robin is looking at a pile of rejection letters from drama schools up and down the country, and facing a future without the people he loves the most. Everything seems like it’s ending, and Robin is scrabbling to find his feet.

Unsure about what to do next and whether he has the talent to follow his dreams, he and his best friends go and drown their sorrows at a local drag show, where Robin realizes there might be a different, more sequinned path for him.

With a mother who won't stop talking, a boyfriend who won't acknowledge him and a best friend who is dying to cover him in glitter make up, there's only one thing for Robin to do: bring it to the runway.

Product Info

Publisher: ‎ Macmillan Children's Books; Main Market edition
Date: August 6, 2020
Language: ‎ English
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1529042115
Reading age: ‎ 12

Full Description

Fall wig first into a world of big hair, high heels and even higher stakes in George Lester's debut novel.

Life's a drag until you try.

Robin Cooper’s life is falling apart.

While his friends prepare to head off to University, Robin is looking at a pile of rejection letters from drama schools up and down the country, and facing a future without the people he loves the most. Everything seems like it’s ending, and Robin is scrabbling to find his feet.

Unsure about what to do next and whether he has the talent to follow his dreams, he and his best friends go and drown their sorrows at a local drag show, where Robin realizes there might be a different, more sequinned path for him.

With a mother who won't stop talking, a boyfriend who won't acknowledge him and a best friend who is dying to cover him in glitter make up, there's only one thing for Robin to do: bring it to the runway.

Content Warnings

Multiple counts of the use of a homophobic slur
homophobia
physical attack due to homophobia
Bullying
Toxic relationship
Hate crime