The Big Reveal asks hard-hitting feminist questions while reveling in some of life's greatest joys: chasing your passions, falling in love, and embracing yourself exactly as you are.
Addie is a talented dancer, a true-blue friend, and a fat, fierce, and driven young woman. When she's accepted into the prestigious dance company of her dreams, she thinks nothing can bring her down--until she realizes she doesn't have enough money to go. Refusing to give up, Addie and her friends decide to put on a top-secret, invitation-only burlesque show to raise funds. But word soon gets out, and the slut- and body-shaming begin. Has Addie been resisting the patriarchy, or playing right into its hands?
SF/Fantasy writer who writes that Mpls/St. Paul election guide. She/her. YA novel CHAOS ON CATNET now available from Tor Teen! https://t.co/Gy7v7jf62a
@ZJemptv There's a pretty excellent YA novel I read earlier this year in which a couple of kids at an arts high school put together a secret burlesque show and "somehow these same clothes are shocking now" was a major plot point. ("The Big Reveal" by Jen Larsen.)