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A dodici anni, Apple Yengko crede che tutti abbiano almeno tre Fatti Interessanti che li riguardano. Peccato che siano proprio i suoi FI a farne una reietta nella scuola media di Chapel Spring. Quando viene inserita nell'elenco delle ragazze più brutte della scuola, la sua vita cade a pezzi e l'unica via d'uscita diventa la musica. Apple è filippina e fare i conti con le proprie origini non è semplice. Le sembra che sua madre viva su un altro pianeta: non vuole sentir parlare di comprarle una chitarra, continua a ripeterle che è viziata come le americane... Ma nella sua lotta per diventare sé stessa, c'è chi forse può aiutarla. Un insegnante, a volte, e qualche amico non proprio popolare come lei. Perché è da quel sentirsi diversi ma uniti che spesso si trova il proprio posto nel mondo. Una storia sulla difficoltà ma anche la meraviglia di imparare a conoscersi e riconoscersi. Età di lettura: da 12 anni.
- ISBN: 8817144142
- Casa Editrice: Rizzoli
- Pagine: 230
- Data di uscita: 11-02-2020
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i fucking loved this. it's an adorable, uplifting coming age of story. and i found myself bursting into tears from time to time because the main character is a filipino girl. to finally read from the pov of someone who is like me who i can relate to 10000% on so many levels. this was a book i needed Leggi tutto
Ah, this book! I love a good, realistic, no-holds-barred MG, and this is definitely one. The main character, Apple, struggles to fit in with her "friends" at school, and some of these scenes are so very real that they're almost hard to read. Such a great, diverse book! Highly recommended.
Debut novels are special, particularly for authors who went on to become famous. What was that first published effort like from a storyteller who eventually set the world on fire with her writing? What does a lifetime of pent-up creativity look like when it finally spills onto the page for the world Leggi tutto
Richie’s Picks: BLACKBIRD FLY by Erin Entrada Kelly, Greenwillow, March 2015, 304p., ISBN: 978-0-06-223861-0 “While you look so sweetly and divine, I can feel you here. I see your eyes are busy kissing mine, and I do, I do. Wondering what it is they’re expecting to see, Should someone be looking at me?” Leggi tutto
Whew....grab your tissues for this one. I'm glad that I chose to read Kelly's debut as my first read by her because it makes me excited to see how her writing has progressed in later works. This was such a beautiful story. 4.5 Stars. CW: loss of parent, racial slurs, bullying Blackbird Fly follows tw Leggi tutto
I was fortunate enough to recently receive an ARC of Blackbird Fly. This is a middle grade must read. I not only fell in love with the main character Apple Yenko, but also with the way the writer approached each character. Erin Entrada Kelly has a real sense of the way preteens view the world. She i Leggi tutto
Apple just doesn’t fit in. Her Filipino mother cooks food that no American kids eat. Plus she is so strict that Apple isn’t allowed to take any music classes at school because it might impact her other more important grades. Apple though desperately wants to learn to play the guitar. When they left Leggi tutto
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