Can't Take That Away
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Beschreibung
An empowering and emotional debut about a genderqueer teen who finds the courage to stand up and speak out for equality when they are discriminated against by their high school administration.
Carey Parker dreams of being a diva, and bringing the house down with song. They can hit every note of all the top pop and Broadway hits. But despite their talent, emotional scars from an incident with a homophobic classmate and their grandmother's spiraling dementia make it harder and harder for Carey to find their voice.
Then Carey meets Cris, a singer/guitarist who makes Carey feel seen for the first time in their life. With the rush of a promising new romantic relationship, Carey finds the confidence to audition for the role of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, in the school musical, setting off a chain reaction of prejudice by Carey's tormentor and others in the school. It's up to Carey, Cris, and their friends to defend their rights--and they refuse to be silenced.
Told in alternating chapters with identifying pronouns, debut author Steven Salvatore's Can't Take That Away conducts a powerful, uplifting anthem, a swoony romance, and an affirmation of self-identity that will ignite the activist in all of us.
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Maybe I had to break to learn how to become stronger. Wow, just wow! I preordered this the minute I saw the cover - hoping that the inside would live up to everything the beautiful outside promised. Spoiler alter: IT DOES!!! Carey is an amazing person and I wasn't even 40 pages in when I cried for the first time. I also laughed, cried and fell in love with this book. The writing, the characters, the story... I had Wicked playing non stop while reading this and I can't even begin to put into words how much I loved it all. I'll be on the lookout for more book from this author!
Beschreibung
An empowering and emotional debut about a genderqueer teen who finds the courage to stand up and speak out for equality when they are discriminated against by their high school administration.
Carey Parker dreams of being a diva, and bringing the house down with song. They can hit every note of all the top pop and Broadway hits. But despite their talent, emotional scars from an incident with a homophobic classmate and their grandmother's spiraling dementia make it harder and harder for Carey to find their voice.
Then Carey meets Cris, a singer/guitarist who makes Carey feel seen for the first time in their life. With the rush of a promising new romantic relationship, Carey finds the confidence to audition for the role of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, in the school musical, setting off a chain reaction of prejudice by Carey's tormentor and others in the school. It's up to Carey, Cris, and their friends to defend their rights--and they refuse to be silenced.
Told in alternating chapters with identifying pronouns, debut author Steven Salvatore's Can't Take That Away conducts a powerful, uplifting anthem, a swoony romance, and an affirmation of self-identity that will ignite the activist in all of us.
Buchinformationen
Beiträge
Maybe I had to break to learn how to become stronger. Wow, just wow! I preordered this the minute I saw the cover - hoping that the inside would live up to everything the beautiful outside promised. Spoiler alter: IT DOES!!! Carey is an amazing person and I wasn't even 40 pages in when I cried for the first time. I also laughed, cried and fell in love with this book. The writing, the characters, the story... I had Wicked playing non stop while reading this and I can't even begin to put into words how much I loved it all. I'll be on the lookout for more book from this author!