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by Harry Trevaldwyn
Heartstopper meets Derry Girls in this wonderfully hilarious rom-com about finding your first love when your personality might be too big for the world around you.
Patch Simmons has decided that this is the year he will get a boyfriend, so it's goodbye to his French pen-pal Jean-Pierre and hello to the world!
Unfortunately, the only other "out" boys in his school year are dating each other, so finding a boyfriend isn't going to be easy... Until fate finally intervenes and two new mysterious boys join drama club: Peter, who's just moved from New York (very chic) and his best friend, Sam.
Patch is confident that one of them (although either of them will do!) will be his first boyfriend. So armed with his single mum's outdated self-help books, his over-supportive best friend Jean and an alarming level of self-confidence, Patch is confident that this mission will be a complete success. Whether or not they actually like boys or him is a problem for later.
The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King is a heartfelt, laugh-out-loud comedy from rising star Harry Trevaldwyn, a story about boldly being yourself, going for what you want, but never losing sight of who truly has your back.
"The story succeeds as a sweet romance while also subverting expectations and giving equal weight to the importance of friendships in a thoughtful and moving way...A winning debut: the perfect blend of hilarious and heartfelt." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"This reads like a car wreck sitcom: impossible to look away from in the best way possible. It is difficult to imagine fans of Heartstopper not loving Patch and his larger-than-life personality on the quest for love." —School Library Journal (starred review)
"Actor Trevaldwyn crafts a sparkling debut starring an aspiring teen actor living in small-town England." —Publishers Weekly
"Funny, voicey and fresh. Patch makes Georgia Nicolson seem demure and composed." —Elle McNicoll, author of Some Like it Cold
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Harry Trevaldwyn is an actor, comedian, and writer born in Oxford. His acting credits include Ten Percent, The Outlaws, and How To Train Your Dragon, and he has multiple writing projects in development with leading production companies. He is also the author of The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King, which is surprising when you find out how long it took him to spell his last name.
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