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Dumplin' by Julie Murphy

  • A plus-size sixteen-year-old girl nicknamed "Dumplin'" by her former
    beauty queen mother, enters the local Miss Teen Blue Bonnet. She attends drag queen shows to learn how to perform to rebel against the pageant.

  • This book contains: activism, alternate gender/sexual ideologies (includes Drag Queens and Drag Kings), alcohol, anxiety, body shaming, bullying, controversial cultural commentary, death/grief, derogatory terms, lying, profanity, sexual activities/discussions,
    smoking and violence (minor).

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