Matthew Quick
Hardcover | Pages: 355 pages Rating: 3.92 | 5622 Users | 984 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Sorta Like a Rock Star |
| ISBN: | 0316043524 (ISBN13: 9780316043526) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Amber Appleton |
| Literary Awards: | Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (2011), Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Nominee (2011), Cybils Award Nominee (2010), Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2013) |
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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, and a heartwarming, inspiring story, this novel unveils a beautifully beaten-up world of laughs, loyalty, and hard-earned hope.Define Epithetical Books Sorta Like a Rock Star
| Title | : | Sorta Like a Rock Star |
| Author | : | Matthew Quick |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 355 pages |
| Published | : | May 1st 2010 by Little, Brown and Company |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Realistic Fiction. Fiction. Teen |
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Ratings: 3.92 From 5622 Users | 984 ReviewsColumn Epithetical Books Sorta Like a Rock Star
Im almost ashamed how much I loved it because I GET lifes not like this. True? True. Good things dont always come to good people, I (sorta) outgrew believing in all that karma crap years ago. Whatever, I finished this with a big smile on my face and a tingly feeling of hopefulness. Beating that pessimist back was hard work.Its quintessential Quick, trying to think of another author who can pull off a story about poverty I sleep on a school bus. Im a freak , addiction (raging alcoholic for a Mom)The writing for this book is abysmal, as though the writer tried to mesh together all the types of slang youth have used over the past 70 years (from cool cat to sucka to "True? True.") After the first 20 pages, I gave up and started skimming. The main character is super religious and refers regularly to JC and even after tragedy strikes her life remains (to me) an unsymapathetic narrator. Why? Because she's unrealistic. She doesn't sound like a teenager. She's doesn't have much depth. She's a
Amber Appleton is the Princess of Hope, despite being homeless, not having enough money for food, having no father and generally a sucky life. But she knows that J.C. (Jesus Christ) is watching out from her and the eternally upbeat girl knows that as long as she's gotta Buddy Big Boy (her dog), her friends and her mom, things are alright.I can see readers struggling with Amber Appleton in Sorta Like A Rock Star. She seems simply too odd and too happy to be realistic. However, for me, she feels
This is the story of Amber Appleton, a relentlessly upbeat 17 yo who daily engages in a strenuous and not always sucessful battle in the arena where "hope dukes it out with despair." Despite Amber's overwhelming and heartfelt optimism, despair has some pretty kick ass weapons in its arsenal - Amber and her alcoholic mom are homeless, living on the school bus mom drives. Mom is a pretty sucky mom, actually - she's anorexic, unreliable and Amber spends most evenings alone on the bus while mom's
Amber Appleton is currently homeless, sleeping on the school bus her mother drives part-time, and trying to keep her life and her self together. She does the best she can with what she's got and makes the best out of her situation. She volunteers at the old folks home, she teaches english to Korean ladies at her church and she takes care of an autistic classmate in return for meals and shower privileges at his house. But Amber is barely holding it together, keeping herself and her pup, Bobby Big
Main character is so unique and awesome. The cynic in me says people like her do not exist, but I really hope they do.
You may exist in This worldbut I exist too. And I will not yield Sorta Like A Rockstar is on my mind for months since I discovered it, until I decided to end my misery of repeating the title over and over again in my brain (because the title was really catchy imo) and read this book. And boy, WOW! this book rocked me totally. The first part kept me smiling and even laughing on how this book is filled of hope, joy, faith and anything that describes a positive life. Amber Appleton is an adorable
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