Pumpkin' by Julie Murphy
Book three in 'Dumplin'' series
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Creating a drag-show audition tape that culminates in an unkind nomination for prom queen, an overweight and openly gay teen partners with a girl who has been nominated for prom king to embrace their true selves.
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LGBTQIA+ friendly as well as Body/Fat Positive (like her previous books), Pumpkin is a fantastic continuation of the connected series (Dumplin' and Puddin'), not requiring you to read in order, but the setting is the same for each book and characters are shared throughout.
Our main character Waylon lives a fairly realistic life; being openly gay in a not-so 100% accepting town, however his parents, friends, and especially his grandma create an extremely supportive environment for him. However, his nearly-perfect senior year goes into a tailspin as he finds out that: his joke-drag audition for his favorite series ‘Fiercest of Them All’ goes viral online for everyone to see (especially the homophobic jocks of his school), his twin sister Clementine is actually not planning on going to college with him and will actually be going to Georgia with her girlfriend Hannah, and he’s been nominated as ‘Prom Queen’ as a joke.
If you’re interested in reading realistic fiction, and would like a sassy LGBT+ protagonist, I’d highly suggest reading ‘Pumpkin’.
Rating: 4/5 Stars