| Rebels Like Us Contributor(s): Reinhardt, Liz (Author), Johnson, Sisi Aisha (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1470845598 ISBN-13: 9781470845599 Publisher: Harlequin Teen OUR PRICE: $40.49 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Young Adult Fiction | Romance - Contemporary - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.4" W x 5.5" (0.65 lbs) |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "It's not like I never thought about being mixed race. I guess it was just that, in Brooklyn, everyone was competing to be exotic or surprising. By comparison, I was boring, seriously. Really boring."Culture shock knocks city girl Agnes "Nes" Murphy-Pujols off-kilter when she's transplanted mid-senior year from Brooklyn to a small Southern town after her mother's relationship with a coworker self-destructs. On top of the move, Nes is nursing a broken heart and severe homesickness, so her plan is simple: keep her head down, graduate, and get out. Too bad that flies out the window on day one, when she opens her smart mouth and pits herself against the school's reigning belle and the principal. Her rebellious streak attracts the attention of local golden boy Doyle Rahn, who teaches Nes the ropes at Ebenezer. As her friendship with Doyle sizzles into something more, Nes discovers the town she's learning to like has an insidious undercurrent of racism. The color of her skin was never something she thought about in Brooklyn, but after a frightening traffic stop on an isolated road, Nes starts to see signs everywhere--including at her own high school where, she learns, they hold proms. Two of them. One black, one white. Nes and Doyle band together with a ragtag team of classmates to plan an alternate prom. But when a lit cross is left burning in Nes's yard, the alterna-prommers realize that bucking tradition comes at a price. Maybe, though, that makes taking a stand more important than anything. |
Contributor Bio(s): Reinhardt, Liz: - Liz Reinhardt is the author of several young adult novels, including Inherit, Forgiving Trinity, and the Brenna Blixen series. She is also coauthor, with Steph Campbell, of the Silver Strand series and A Toast to the Good Times. Johnson, Sisi Aisha: -Sisi Aisha Johnson has narrated numerous audiobooks and has twice won the AudioFile Earphones Award. |