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“This special book dares us to embrace audacious hope. Amber Appleton is my hero.” —Sara Zarr, author of Once Was Lost and National Book Award finalist Story of a Girl
Amber Appleton lives in a bus. Ever since her mom’s boyfriend kicked them out, Amber, her mom, and her totally loyal dog, Bobby Big Boy (aka Thrice B), have been camped out in the back of Hello Yellow (the school bus her mom drives). Still, Amber, the self- proclaimed princess of hope and girl of unyielding optimism, refuses to sweat the bad stuff. But when a fatal tragedy threatens Amber’s optimism—and her way of life—can Amber continue to be the rock star of hope?
With an oddball cast of characters, this heartwarming, inspiring novel unveils a beautifully beaten-up world of laughs, loyalty, and hard-earned hope. The world is Amber’s stage, and Amber is, well . . . she’s sorta like a rock star. True? True.
“This special book dares us to embrace audacious hope. Amber Appleton is my hero.” —Sara Zarr, author of Once Was Lost and National Book Award finalist Story of a Girl
Amber Appleton lives in a bus. Ever since her mom’s boyfriend kicked them out, Amber, her mom, and her totally loyal dog, Bobby Big Boy (aka Thrice B), have been camped out in the back of Hello Yellow (the school bus her mom drives). Still, Amber, the self- proclaimed princess of hope and girl of unyielding optimism, refuses to sweat the bad stuff. But when a fatal tragedy threatens Amber’s optimism—and her way of life—can Amber continue to be the rock star of hope?
With an oddball cast of characters, this heartwarming, inspiring novel unveils a beautifully beaten-up world of laughs, loyalty, and hard-earned hope. The world is Amber’s stage, and Amber is, well . . . she’s sorta like a rock star. True? True.
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Matthew Quick is the author of The Silver Linings Playbook, which earned a Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award honorable mention for a distinguished first book of fiction. A graduate of the Goddard College MFA in Creative Writing Program, Matthew now lives in the Philadelphia area with his wife. His website is www.matthewquickwriter.com.
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Amber Appleton is a quirky, likable teenager who lives on the school bus her mother drives. Cynthia Holloway shines as Amber, embodying a young woman full of hope, humor, and hubris. Humor is Holloway's strong suit, and she's also good at differentiating character voices within the main character's first person point of view. Upbeat in spite of being downtrodden, Amber Appleton volunteers at a nursing home, helps an autistic kid, and tutors a group of Vietnamese immigrants. She sees herself as "sorta like a rock star"--until tragedy strikes and her optimism almost fails her. Holloway's voice has a young, open quality that makes listeners believe that Amber can rock the odds that would dim a lesser star. M.M.C. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
May 17, 2010 Quick's (The Silver Linings Playbook) first book for teenagers is a searing story of redemption. Exuberant Amber, her dog, and her alcoholic mother live on the school bus her mother drives. Amber's outsize personality, unrelenting optimism, and vocal faith both in people and in Jesus (who she calls "JC" in her chatty prayers) mask her dire circumstances, as well as her mother's neglect, and spur her to find community where other might see outcasts: with disabled classmates, a Vietnam vet with whom she trades haikus, the Korean women she teaches soul songs to improve their English, and the residents at a local home for the elderly. Amber's voice (" ‘JC,' I pray. ‘You see us at the school board meeting? Whatcha know about that, sucka?' ") is matched in its extremity by her supporting cast and by a tragedy, which dramatically alters the novel's course halfway through. Readers may not immediately take to Amber's personality, but it's nearly impossible to remain unmoved as she is brought back from her lowest moments by the very people she refused to give up on. Ages 12–up.
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Amber Appleton is a quirky, likable teenager who lives on the school bus her mother drives. Cynthia Holloway shines as Amber, embodying a young woman full of hope, humor, and hubris. Humor is Holloway's strong suit, and she's also good at differentiating character voices within the main character's first person point of view. Upbeat in spite of being downtrodden, Amber Appleton volunteers at a nursing home, helps an autistic kid, and tutors a group of Vietnamese immigrants. She sees herself as "sorta like a rock star"--until tragedy strikes and her optimism almost fails her. Holloway's voice has a young, open quality that makes listeners believe that Amber can rock the odds that would dim a lesser star. M.M.C. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
