Solo
by Alexander, Kwame,
Kindle Book 2017 2017 |
Adobe EPUB ebook |
OverDrive Read |
Available from OverDrive 5 of 5 copies |
Summary
From award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander, with Mary Rand Hess, comes Solo, a YA novel written in poetic verse. Solo tells the story of seventeen-year-old Blade Morrison, who knows the life of a rock star isn't really about the glitz and glamour. All the new cars and money in the world can't make up for the scathing tabloid covers or the fact that his father is struggling with just about every addiction under the sun{u2014}including a desperate desire to make a comeback and regain his former fame. Haunted by memories of his mother{u2014}who died when Blade was nine{u2014}and the ruin his father's washed-up legacy and life have brought to the family, Blade is left to figure out life on his own. But, he's not all alone: He's got the friendship of a jazz-musician mentor, Robert; the secret love of a girlfriend, Chapel; and his music. All may not be well in the Morrison home, but things are looking up for Blade, until he discovers a deeply protected family secret{u2014}one that further threatens his relationship with his family and has him questioning his own identity. Thrown into a tailspin, Blade decides the only way he will understand his past and begin his future is to find out the truth behind the music and himself. He soon sets out on a journey that will change everything he thought to be true. His quest lands him in Ghana, stuck in a village just shy of where answers to the secret can be found. There, Blade discovers a friendship he couldn't have imagined, a people founded in family and community, and a reconciliation he never expected. With his signature intricacy, intimacy, and poetic style, Kwame Alexander explores what it means to finally come home.Published Reviews
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Additional Information
Subjects |
Young adult fiction
Novels in verse Fathers and sons Fiction Family secrets Fiction Poetry Young Adult Literature Young Adult Fiction Electronic books. |
Publisher | [Place of publication not identified] :Blink2017 2017 |
Contributors |
OverDrive, Inc.
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Audience |
HL640L |
Language |
English |
System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. Format: Adobe EPUB eBook Format: Kindle Book Format: OverDrive Read Requires Adobe Digital Editions or Amazon Kindle |
Description |
1 online resource |
ISBN | 9780310761907 9780310761907 |
Other | Classic View |