Martin McLean has always been surrounded by people who can express themselves. His mother is an artist, his colourful uncle Billy works in theatre and his best friends Carmen and Pickle are outgoing and don’t care what other people think. But Martin can only find the right words when he’s answering a problem at a Mathletes competition — until his uncle introduces him to the world of drag. In a swirl of sequins and stilettos, Martin creates his fabulous drag queen alter ego, Lottie León. As Lottie, he is braver than he’s ever been; but as Martin, he doesn’t...Read more
Could a book about a cross-dressing middle school get any cuter? I think not! “Martin McLean" was a fun diversion from my usual fair and I loved how the author handled Martin's two loves — drag and math.
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