Middle School’s A Drag: You Better Werk! – Greg Howard

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Middle School’s a Drag, You Better Werk!
by Greg Howard
Paperback | April 27, 2021

Middle School’s a Drag, You Better Werk! is a joyful, big-hearted middle grade novel about friendship, entrepreneurship, and finding the courage to be yourself. With humor and heart, Greg Howard delivers a story that celebrates creativity, queerness, and chosen confidence at a time when fitting in can feel impossible.

Twelve-year-old Mikey Pruitt dreams of becoming a successful entrepreneur, inspired by his grandfather Pap Pruitt, a man who built a life on bold ideas and hard work. Mikey is still searching for his own breakthrough, having failed at everything from croquet lessons to a roadside general store. That changes when aspiring drag queen Coco Caliente, Mistress of Madness and Mayhem, bursts into his makeshift office looking for a talent agent.

Coco Caliente is actually Julian Vasquez, an eighth grader with star power, sequins, and a fearless sense of self. Together, Mikey and Julian launch the Anything Talent and Pizzazz Agency, quickly attracting a roster of middle school performers hoping to shine at the upcoming talent show. As Mikey helps Julian prepare for the spotlight, he begins to confront his own fears about coming out, identity, and whether there’s a “right way” to be gay.

Packed with laughs, sparkle, and genuine emotional insight, this novel affirms self-expression and allyship while showing young readers that confidence grows when people lift one another up. It’s a celebratory story about queerness, creativity, and learning that being yourself is the most powerful performance of all.

This title is a remainder, offered at half the original cover price. Remainder copies are new and unread, but may show minor shelf wear.