Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix

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In the Remixed Classics series, authors from marginalized backgrounds reinterpret classic works through their own cultural lens to subvert the overwhelming cishet, white, and male canon. This YA reimagining of The Great Gatsby centers trans love in a cast removed from its cishet white default, finally exploring those longing glances and wistful sighs between Nick and Jay.

New York City, 1922. Nicol¿Caraveo, a 17-year-old transgender boy from Wisconsin, has no interest in the city¿s glamor. Going to New York is all about establishing himself as a young professional, which could set up his future¿and his life as a man¿and benefit his family.

Nick rents a small house in West Egg from his 18-year-old cousin, Daisy Fabrega, who lives in fashionable East Egg near her wealthy fianc¿Tom¿and Nick is shocked to find that his cousin now goes by Daisy Fay, has erased all signs of her Latine heritage, and now passes seam