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Drag Teen
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
A fantastic, fabulous, funny YA debut from Jeffery Self, one of the gay icons of the YouTube generation, that follows one high school student on a drag race to his future.
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Kenyazero
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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I never really experienced "teen drama" myself, and still don't really experience "drama". Even so, I enjoyed this book about a teen riddled with angst and self-loathing on a journey that wasn't supposed to be about (but we all knew it would be about) self-discovery. I loved the ending. It was also fun to hear the author narrate. #queerbook #lgbtq #lgbtcharacter #lgbt #drag #selfdiscovery #teendrama

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Sace
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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A cute story about a Florida teen competing in a drag contest. Though it's a pick, there's nothing about it that makes it super special and some of the things the teens do made the mom in me scared (accepting invites to clubs from strangers in a town you're traveling through? 😱...though it turned out fine.) A brain candy book that was a nice way to pass a few hours.

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Booknerd222
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xxjenadanxx
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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Mehso-so

I love the cover. I love the concept. But I didn't love the book as much as I wanted to. I think that is strictly based on how similar it is to Dumplin. If I had never heard of that one then I'm sure this would have been a big winner for me.

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xxjenadanxx
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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I'm not at all happy with my numbers for today but it seems like everything I attempted to read didn't work for me. I did finish 2.5 books in 4.5 hours. I try not to DNF books but this one just wasn't giving me any joy to read so I said yolo. I'm currently right over 17 hours for the weekend so hitting 24 shouldn't be a problem (🤞)

#mbcreadathon #mbcfrogsread9 #24b4monday #summersendreadathon @Clwojick @TheReadingMermaid @andrew65 @jb72

MonthlyBookClub Entered 5y
Clwojick I used to hate bailing on books, but now I give it a minimum of 100 pages, and if I‘m still not into it I bail. I figure there‘s too many amazing books out there that I might miss out on if I spend my time reading books that I‘m not enjoying. 5y
Andrew65 @Clwojick I‘m terrible at persevering! 5y
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Andrew65 17 hours over two days is great, sometimes in readathons you get days like that. Good luck for today. 👏👏👏😊 5y
jb72 Great time! 🎉 I agree. YOLO and move on. 5y
xxjenadanxx @Clwojick I have always pushed through no matter what but I'm starting to feel the same way, reading should be fun not a chore! I still feel a little guilty lol. 5y
xxjenadanxx @jb72 @andrew65 thanks! I'm back on track! 5y
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LibrarianRyan
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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JT is just your average teenage boy in Clearwater, Florida, and is fascinated by drag queensJT‘s biggest dream is to go to college. But in order to do so, he needs a scholarship. Which is why he lets his boyfriend Seth talk him into entering the Miss Drag Teen pageant in New York.

I thoroughly enjoyed this listen. Is it great literature? No. Is it a fun story that I think you might enjoy? Heck yes. A fun listen for a hot summer day.

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LibrarianRyan
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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I enjoyed this one more than I thought I would. I had it on almost all day today. Formal review to come.

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LibrarianRyan
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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1. Listening to tagged book. Reading Death Prefers Blond
2. See #1 . Last finished was a To Night Owl from Dog Fish
3. Cleaning the garage. 😒

#weekendreads

thegirlwiththelibrarybag I loved From Night Owl to Dog Fish, it had me laughing out loud 5y
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JoScho
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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It was a library kind of afternoon. This book looks like a lot of fun. Anybody read it? #litsyloveslibraries

Lovesbooks87 Sounds good! 6y
Leftcoastzen Why does it always make me feel good to see Library shelves? 6y
JoScho @Leftcoastzen it is just incredibly comforting-I totally agree. 6y
JoScho @Lovesbooks87 I thought so too 💗 6y
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fandom_hellspawn99
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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#SoFarAway makes me think of Drag Teen where he felt his dreams were so far out of reach even towards the end of the book.

#AnglophileApril @Mdargusch @Reviewsbylola @emilyhaldi @Cinfhen

Reviewsbylola Great cover! 6y
Mdargusch I love that cover too! 💗 great interpretation of the prompt. 6y
emilyhaldi 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
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bookwrm526
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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This was a little predictable but SO CUTE - road trip, best friends, coming of age, young love, and excellent drag names - what‘s not to love?? I‘m counting this as my book with an article of clothing or an accessory (A WIG!!) on the cover for the #popsugarreadingchallenge

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fandom_hellspawn99
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self

The conversation after I used up a good amount of my voice reading her this book:
"You know, you should invest in some audiobooks."
"But I already have one ??"
"......I am not your personal audiobook."
"If you say so."

??? I don't know how much my voice can take

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fandom_hellspawn99
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I have fallen in love with these characters, it's so sad to see them leave, but they'll forever hold a special place in my heart with all the other fictional characters I love! A really beautiful and heartfelt story!

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fandom_hellspawn99
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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Finally making my way through 'Drag Teen' and my mom and I have been loving every chapter (the only way to get her involved with books is if I read to her.) Only 7 more chapters left! 😁😁

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fandom_hellspawn99
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Woooo JT just put his game face on! I'm so excited, I'm only 6 chapters in, but I love that moment that finally makes a person say, "Fuck it, let's do this."

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HippieChickHomeschool
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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We usually go to our small library branch, but today we discovered the main library has a HUGE teen section. I had to make my daughter stop looking when she had more than she could lift! She's telling me to hurry in the photo, because she's about to drop them!😂

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks That's awesome!!!!!! 😊❤️📚 7y
saresmoore And a bonus arm workout! I love it! 💪 7y
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EmiisBooks
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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I was originally going to give this book 3 ⭐️, but I really loved the message towards young LGBTQ+ teens. Even though we live in a time if acceptance and more understanding of people who are part of the LGBTQ+ community there is still a lack of confidence that teens naturally just have. This book seems to bring a good note towards just loving yourself.

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EmiisBooks
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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A friend recommended this book to me.

Let's see if I can finish it today!

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Missusb
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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Raced through this humorous road-tripping, wig-wearing, eyelash-batting story of JT and his attempts to win a Drag Teen Pageant. Lots of fun, with serious undertones (ok, so not so under-anything). Messages of acceptance self-belief, and live-in-the-now. Boyfriend, Seth was awesome.

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aLmYbNeNr
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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Drag Teen by @jefferyself was the right amount of light, heartfelt, angst, and humor. It was a quick read, for those of you short on time or easily sidetracked. Finally, I found it was a super #positive #book.
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#booknerd #bookaddict #bookobsessed #weneeddiversebooks #lgbtqia #yafiction #ireadya

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aLmYbNeNr
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RobinHoodReads That bookmark is adorable!! 8y
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aLmYbNeNr
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BookishTrish
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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I expected more after reading some really fab YA this year: The Great American Whatever, and Exit Pursued By A Bear. The crises were resolved to easily; it felt flat where it should have been fun.

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taraolivero
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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Hilarious and very much like a bizarre road trip fairytale. Unrealistic at times but in a self-aware way, and oh-so satisfying. A definite addition to my classroom's LGBTQ+ shelf.

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BookishTrish
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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When your next set of holds arrive before you've finished the last batch #bookpeopleproblems

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alibrarianslibrary
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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Quote on back: "When life gets ugly, don't wig out. Drag it up!" I seriously cannot wait to get into this one!

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epubagent
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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Interesting where my attention at the bookstore was drawn to today. #diversebooks #WNDB

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Maude_Lynne
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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Drag Teen is everything I expected and didn't know I needed from a book centered on a teenager's journey to go to college by winning a Miss Drag Teen scholarship. The writing is so genuine and joyful that even the stereotypes are easy to accept. Party!

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Maude_Lynne
Drag Teen | Jeffery Self
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"I was white trash with big boobs and bad wigs long before Dolly was-she just perfected it." - Tina Travis