Waylon was looking forward to graduating and leaving high school behind without making too much of a splash. But when a video of Waylon doing drag in character as “Pumpkin” starts circulating around the Brewers’ high school-a video that was just supposed to be for Waylon-he has a new level of mockery to deal with. He tries to let it roll off his back, finding comfort with his family, including his best friend and twin sister, Clementine, and his favorite TV show, the RuPaul’s Drag Race equivalent Fiercest of Them All. It’s a loose series, and no background reading is required for Pumpkin, which retreads comfortable ground in a sweet, filling story about self-love and empowerment.Īs a fat gay kid in the South, Waylon Brewer is used to judgment. Julie Murphy returns to Clover City, Texas in her newest young adult novel, Pumpkin, a follow-up to her New York Times bestseller Dumplin-later turned into a feel-good Netflix movie with Jennifer Aniston and a Dolly Parton soundtrack-and its sequel, Puddin’.
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