Sugar Kids

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Sugar Kids

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Type: Paperback

ISBN: 9781773636757

Date: 1st August, 2024

Publisher: Roseway Publishing

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  2. General And Literary
  3. Contemporary Fiction
  4. ‘Street’ Fiction

Description

Baby's a skater girl trying to get through high school like everyone else. Except she loves Victorian gothic fiction, experiences violent tremors, and gets visits from**xA0;the ghost of her twin.**xA0;Ravi never really died for her, not like her mom did last year. When Baby gets kicked out of the house for not conforming with her Indo-Canadian family's gender expectations, everything changes. Her new, glamorous friend Delilah introduces her to all-night parties held in exclusive clubs, abandoned warehouses, and magical cornfields **x2014; the underground rave scene in 1990s Vancouver. But how will Baby fit into this new world? Join Baby on her wild search for belonging through the landscape of acid house, complete with extraordinary music,**xA0;retro**xA0;fashion, and copious substance use. Alongside eccentric DJs, misanthropic skaters, and denim-clad ghosts, Baby explores her sexual and cultural identity. A coming-of-age tale,**xA0;Sugar Kids**xA0;is an homage to the subcultures animating the nineties.

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