Story Blurb

I have spent the last few weeks doing some major editing and revisions to my Costumes story. I think I'm close to being ready to publish it. Yeah, I know, I wrote it 15 years ago. I still view it as one of my strongest stories, so maybe a good one to be my first book to publish. I need your help. One of the things I've always struggled with is selling a story. You know, writing that blurb that appears on the BCTS front page or on an Amazon web site to convince a person they want to buy this book. Tell me what you think of this blurb. If you read this, would you be interested in reading this book?

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At school, nine-year-old Daryl is treated like a non-person. Ignored by classmates, Daryl has spent years living unseen. Only on Halloween, dressed as Princess Stephanie, is she joyful, visible, and real. Her parents are the only ones who know Stephanie exists, and every year when Halloween is over they expect the costume to be put away, hopefully forever.

This year, Stephanie refuses to go back in the box. Knowing Daryl is the real costume, she puts him in the box instead.

As she steps into everyday life, she finds first friendships, painful cruelty, and a family struggling to accept the child in front of them. What begins as one little girl’s refusal to disappear becomes a fight not only to be seen, but to belong.

Costumes is a poignant novel about a transgender child, family, friendship, belonging, and the courage it takes to stop pretending.