Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix sub/TransRomance the romance turns more serious

the romance turns more serious and morally ambiguous

Stuck under the weight of his parents’ expectations

sensual -- and disturbing -- epic of human transformation

Brandt was born in Baton Rouge

and The Throne is his chance to make something of himself

Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix sub/TransRomance the romance turns more seriousBy: Anna Marie McLemore Three teens chase their own version of the American Dream during the Roaring 20s in this YA remix of The Great Gatsby. New York City, 1922. Nicols Caraveo, a 17 year old Latinx transgender boy from Minnesota, has no interest in the citys glamor. He rents a small house in West Egg from his 18 year old cousin, Daisy Fabrega, who lives in fashionable East Egg near her wealthy fiancand Nick is shocked to find that his cousin now