A heartwarming middle-grade novel about one girl’s unforgettable summer at the Renaissance Faire, breaking down the barriers all around her and remaining true to herself—even in cosplay. For as long as she can remember, Kaya Morgan has spent her summers with her dad at the greatest place on earth: the Renaissance Faire. Full of performers cosplaying as thieving pirates, enchanting fairies, and courageous heroes, the Ren Faire has always been a place where anyone can be anything they want to be. It’s a place for dreaming, and that includes Kaya and her dad’s dream of Kaya someday being named the first Black Queen of the Faire. Then Kaya’s dad gets sick, and passes away. Kaya’s devastated, but she refuses to let his dream die with him. She enrolls at the Faire’s summer camp, determined to become the camp’s junior Queen. But when the role is given to the pretty and blond Jessie, the only spot left for Kaya is the juggling Court Jester—not exactly regal! It's bad enough that it’s another summer at the Ren Faire without her dad, and that Kaya’s family thinks her love of medieval times is weird. But with everyone around her determined to put her in a role she doesn’t want to be in, Kaya must decide whether to hold on to her old dreams no matter what, or realize that it’s okay for new dreams to become reality.