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Young Adult/Teen |
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Hip Pocket Press |
ISBN-10: |
0917658341 |
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| Pages: |
204 |
Copyright: |
June 2007 |
ISBN-13: |
9780917658341
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Fiction |
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What is the soundtrack of your life?
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After living in twelve places in eight years with her drifting mother, fourteen-year-old Calle Smith finds herself in Andreas Bay, California, at the start of ninth grade. Fearful of putting down roots anywhere, but armed with her song journal, she moves to her own sound track through a world that bounces her between the school drama crowd, a mysterious loner, and an unlikely boy who will become her first love. But it's the troubling truth she uncovers about her father that forces Calle to face the toughest choice of her young life.
Excerpt
"Inside my dreams sits a song, way back in the shadows. It calls to me, and I wait to know it in the daylight, wanting to pull it like taffy from the haunts of my mind. Somehow, my memories begin with this song. I can’t seem to put an image to it; it’s a memory blurred and swirling, with no shape…"
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"SONGS FOR A TEENAGE NOMAD is a wonderful book. It is a high school classic reminiscent of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, only it is more appropriate for a slightly younger audience. Calle is a wonderful character and, as the reader, you want her to succeed in all areas of her life....The most unusual part of this book is that it has a great soundtrack. You are able to listen along with Calle, giving more dimension to her character and the book....This is a novel that you will want to experience over and over again, just like a great song."
-- Teensreadtoo.com 5 Star Review, Reviewed by: Becca Boland
AzTeen Magazine
"As if being a freshman in high school isn’t hard enough, Calle Smith has to endure a rootless life with a mother who can’t seem to settle down in one town or with one guy. Told through a blend of prose, song lyrics, and musical references, Songs tells the story of a girl whose life resembles a random-shuffle playlist struggling to become comfortable in her own skin."
-- AzTeen Magazine, a "Book Club" selection for Jan/Feb 2008 issue
Maui Time Weekly
I don't understand why people say high school is the best time of life. What's so great about going to class at 8 a.m., breaking out in pimples and getting grounded for breaking curfew? Then again, there were those great afternoons when my girls and I cruised around town in my dad's car, smoking cigarettes and making plans to sneak out after curfew. In Songs for a Teenage Nomad, Kim Culbertson expertly captures the tumultuous adolescent experience as we follow Calle, an insecure and slightly angry teen entering a new school and attempting to fit in, all the while dealing with a flighty, immature mother who moves her from town to town. Each chapter is cleverly titled after a song, creating a random shuffle '90s playlist of Green Day, No Doubt and Counting Crows, all tying in with what our heroine experiences. Which makes sense because Calle is composing the soundtrack of her life in a journal and is haunted by one song that seems to be the link to her missing father's identity. Oh, and she also has to deal with the geeky boy who's sweet on her, the popular boy she's crushing on and the nasty other girl that boy is seeing. Ah, high school, how I loathe thee. [JESSICA ARMSTRONG]
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