Another Miserable Love Song
Part of the Orca Soundings series
- Subject
- Performing Arts - Music
- Age
- 9-12 years
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Pages
- 128
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Size
- 12.6 cm Ć 18.6 cm
- ISBN
- 9781459833098
When a punk band asks Kallie to sing for them, she must decide if she's got the heart.
Kallie Echo is starting to think dreams are dangerous. Her dad had oneāto be a rock starāand then he died. Now Kallie is practically homeless and her life is falling apart. When she's asked to front a band of rocker chicks (and one trans guy), she wonders if she can find a new purpose in punk? Or if the drummer with the amazing smile will break her heart? Everything hinges on Kallie. It's a lot of pressureāespecially when you throw in substance abuse and Kallie's deadbeat mom showing up at the worst time. Kallie must learn to trust her friends, and herself if she's going to get over the past and make a new future.
This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they donāt like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
About the author
Brooke CarterAuthor
Brooke Carter is a Canadian novelist and the author of several contemporary books for teens, including Double or Nothing (Junior Library Guild Gold Selection), Learning Seventeen (CCBC Best Book for Teens) and Sulfur Heart from the Orca Soundings line. She earned her MFA in creative writing at UBC.
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What reviewers said
"A thoroughly modern and realistic love story unencumbered by moralizing or politicsā¦There is depth to this truncated story and the author's edgy delivery saves it from shallow breathiness. The title is a characteristic touch of the book's unadorned view of life balanced by a faith in abiding goodness, regardless of context. The story of the transitioning Jamie and [his] involvement with Kallie has a ring of genuine truth about it."
"Carter's novel is a quick paced read that packs a lot of action into its 127-pages...The novel is able to knit together weighty themes including transgender issues, dealing with death, finding love and substance abuse. Specifically, Carter's presentation of transgender issues and how someone might experience them in a real life are believable and may help readers understand these realities more deeply...Recommended."
