Desert queen /
Gopal, Jyoti Rajan,
Desert queen / Jyoti Rajan Gopal & Svabhu Kohli. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Booklist starred, October 2023 Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, October 2023 Pub Weekly, October 2023 Kirkus Starred, August 2023 School Library Journal starred, December 2023
This picture book biography in verse follows the life of Rajasthani drag performer Queen Harish, known as the Whirling Desert Queen of Rajasthan. Lit by an inner fire and propelled by a family tragedy, Harish defied the gender conventions of middle class Indian life, battled discrimination and intimidation, and eventually grew up to dance with Bollywood movie stars and on stages across the world. Jyoti Gopal's rhythmic phrases evoke the particular sounds and beats of the music Harish danced to, and capture the passions and conflicts of his life.
K-3
9781646142620 9798368705392 1646142624
2023931660
Kumar, Harish, 1979-2019 --Juvenile literature.
Kumar, Harish, 1979-2019.
Drag queens--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Gender expression--Juvenile literature.
Folk dancing, Indic--Juvenile literature.
Drag queens--Biography.
Gender expression.
Folk dancing, Indic.
Drag queens.
Thar Desert (India and Pakistan)--Juvenile literature.
Thar Desert (India and Pakistan)
Nonfiction picture books.
Biographies.
LGBTQ+ nonfiction picture book.
HQ77.2.I4 / G67 2023
921 KUM 792.02/8/092 B
Desert queen / Jyoti Rajan Gopal & Svabhu Kohli. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Booklist starred, October 2023 Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, October 2023 Pub Weekly, October 2023 Kirkus Starred, August 2023 School Library Journal starred, December 2023
This picture book biography in verse follows the life of Rajasthani drag performer Queen Harish, known as the Whirling Desert Queen of Rajasthan. Lit by an inner fire and propelled by a family tragedy, Harish defied the gender conventions of middle class Indian life, battled discrimination and intimidation, and eventually grew up to dance with Bollywood movie stars and on stages across the world. Jyoti Gopal's rhythmic phrases evoke the particular sounds and beats of the music Harish danced to, and capture the passions and conflicts of his life.
K-3
9781646142620 9798368705392 1646142624
2023931660
Kumar, Harish, 1979-2019 --Juvenile literature.
Kumar, Harish, 1979-2019.
Drag queens--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Gender expression--Juvenile literature.
Folk dancing, Indic--Juvenile literature.
Drag queens--Biography.
Gender expression.
Folk dancing, Indic.
Drag queens.
Thar Desert (India and Pakistan)--Juvenile literature.
Thar Desert (India and Pakistan)
Nonfiction picture books.
Biographies.
LGBTQ+ nonfiction picture book.
HQ77.2.I4 / G67 2023
921 KUM 792.02/8/092 B