Eddie has decided: he will be silent and almost invisible in middle school, like a large succulent. But the Cactus Plan goes awry the day the students must organise their end-of-year show, and he finds himself proposing a performance… inspired by drag queens! With the sole support of an art teacher and his mother, who has always cheered him on (even in the worst moments of her illness), Eddie puts together a bizarre group of aspiring artists: Chip, an overweight, marginalised dancer; Viola, who dreams of being Elvis; Naomi, who performs in her wheelchair; and their make-up artist, Cloe. Plus, Kurt, the bully son of the math teacher, dragged along as punishment.
With his scruffy, but fierce team, Eddie discovers how difficult it is to realise dreams of feathers, sequins, and freedom. He will have to decide whether to give up and conform or let the cascade of colours dancing inside him courageously explode forth.
Format: cm 14 x 21 – Pages: 272 – Age: 10+
Paperback w/flaps
Illustrations by Veronica Carratello
Published in Italy by Sonda
