Pink
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (866 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 006192654X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She's ready to try something new—she's even ready to be someone new. Even getting involved in the school musical raises issues she never imagined. Someone who fits in, someone with a gorgeous boyfriend, someone who wears pink.But Ava soon finds that changing herself is more complicated than changing her wardrobe. Ava is tired of her ultracool attitude, ultraradical politics, and ultrablack clothing. As she faces surprising choices and unforeseen consequences, Ava wonders if she will ever figure out who she rea
But clad in cotton-candy cashmere, she starts life at a posh new private school where both academic success and a smooth conformity seem the norm. The change of environment creates its own perplexities, foremost among them Ava’s encounters with a bunch of theater-crew misfits. Ava, despite coming out as a lesbian, especially feels the need to hide the thought that she might want to kiss a boy. --Karen Cruze . Pink wasn’t existential,” explains Ava as her story of identity confusion begins. Too bad Ava has to hide her desires from both her aggressively antiestablishment parents and her supersophisticated but desperately jaded girlfriend, Chloe, who&rsq
Pink reviewed by The Book Vixen Brianna Why I Read this Book: The first thing that caught my attention is that cover. I love it! It really stands out and catches your eye. The premise sounded interesting enough however, the book didn't live up to my expectations.What I Liked: The writing was good in that it flowed well and was easy to read without any hang-ups. And the title and the cover are a good fit for this book.The people in the stage crew were a fun group. I love the camaraderie between them. Sam was my favorite character in the book. I was more interested with what was going on with his character than I was with Ava, the pr. "Smart, Witty, and Lovely: A Winning Contemporary YA" according to S. Su. THAT'S IT. Upon my college graduation this May, I am packing up my worldly possessions and moving to Australia, land of infinite YA talent. I have been fortunate enough to read a number of wonderful Aussie YA authors--Cath Crowley, Kathy Charles, and Kristy Eagar--but Lili Wilkinson's PINK raised in me the rare and wonderful feeling of wanting to walk up to everyone I see and go, "This book. Oh my word. It'swords fail me in describing its awesome. READ IT." I'm going to equate this feeling to the one I got when I finished Robin Brande's Fat Cat, still one of my favorite books ever, and then g. Rhianna Walker said Know Thyself. I usually sum up a book's plot in my own words at the start of my reviews but this one doesn't need it. The blurb will give you what you need to know as far as that goes. What it can't tell you though is how intelligent, deep and thought provoking this book is while still being entertaining. Often we see a teenaged girl portrayed in cookie-cutter stereotypes seeking ways to fit in or break out of fitting in. Ava is so much more complex than that. She doesn't know who she really is yet because she's been told she has to be one thing or another and this is her adventure in finding out who she i