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Center center : a funny, sexy, sad almost-memoir of a boy in ballet / James Whiteside ; [illustrated by Teddy O'Connor].
Record details
- ISBN: 0593297830
- ISBN: 9780593297834
- ISBN: 9780593297834 : HRD
- ISBN: 0593297830 : HRD
- ISBN: 9780593297834
- ISBN: 0593297830
- Physical Description: 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: [New York, New York] : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2021]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Illustrator information from title page verso. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Letter to the reader -- Getting your dream job is as easy as ABT -- JbDubs & Ühu Betch -- Nancy -- How I met Jesus Christ on Grindr -- Coming out in Y2K -- A boom box and a box cutter -- Dick college -- All my pets are dead -- Al -- Stranded in Casablanca -- Loathe, revile, abhor, detest! -- The tenant: a near-death experience -- Why not? |
| Summary, etc.: | There's a mark on every stage around the world that signifies the center of its depth and width: it is called "center center." Whiteside has dreamed of standing on that very mark as a principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre ever since he was a twelve-year-old blown away by watching the company's spring gala. Here he tells us the story of how he got to be a primo ballerino, as well as tales of the two alter egos he created to subvert the strict classical rigor of ballet: JbDubs, an out-and-proud pop musician, and Ühu Betch, an over-the-top drag queen named after Yoohoo chocolate milk. The result is a raunchy, curious, and unapologetic celebration of queerness, self-expression, friendship, sex, creativity, and pushing boundaries that will entertain you, shock you, inspire you... and maybe even make you cry. -- adapted from jacket |
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Available copies
- 6 of 6 copies available at Bibliomation.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rowayton Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowayton Library | BIO WHITESIDE (Text) | 33625122837797 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | 792.802 WHITESIDE, J. (Text) | 32544072753881 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| North Branch - Bridgeport | B WHITESIDE (Text) | 34000151288610 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Oliver Wolcott Library - Litchfield | B WHITESIDE (Text) | 36123001527371 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Oxford Public Library | B WHI (Text) | 33530149255116 | Biography | Available | - |
| Seymour Public Library | B WHITESIDE (Text) | 34043150318517 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
