Duecentomila

By Kai Fig Taddei

Estranged teenage cousins Eli and Kat have recently met online and bonded over their queer identities, but they have a limited understanding of each other's very different realities. In Italy, soft-spoken Eli is trying to find a way to come out as trans to his conservative Roman Catholic family. In Canada, strong-headed Kat is desperate for connection to a culture and place she's never known.

Kat and her friend Hannah are the only ones who know that Eli is trans--not even his brother Matteo knows. And while her intentions are good, Kat's decision to crowdfund a flight for Eli to attend Toronto Pride unknowingly outs him to the public, setting off a chain of events that leave the cousins and their loved ones reeling.

Full of poetry, laughter, and big questions, this touching story paints a portrait of what it's like for young people wanting to reconcile what they've inherited with what feels right.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0369103823
• ISBN13: 9780369103826
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.3"