Book
Can't take that away
Call Number
- FICTION SALV TEEN (CEN)
Publication Information
New York : Bloomsbury, 2021.
Physical Description
375 pages ; 22 cm
Audience
Grades 10-12. Bloomsbury Children's Books.
Summary
Carey Parker dreams of being a diva, and bringing the house down with song. They can hit every note of all the top pop and Broadway hits, but emotional scars from an incident with a homophobic classmate and their grandmother's spiraling dementia make it harder and harder for Carey to find their voice. Cris, a singer/guitarist, makes Carey feel seen for the first time in their life. With the rush of a promising new romantic relationship, Carey finds the confidence to audition for the role of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, in the school musical. This sets off a chain reaction of prejudice by Carey's tormentor and others in the school. Carey, Cris, and their friends need to defend their rights-- and they refuse to be silenced.
Subjects
- Gender-nonconforming people > Juvenile fiction.
- Gender nonconformity > Juvenile fiction.
- Gender identity > Juvenile fiction.
- Identity (Philosophical concept) > Juvenile fiction.
- Prejudices > Juvenile fiction.
- Social action > Juvenile fiction.
- High schools > Juvenile fiction.
- Schools > Juvenile fiction.
- Gender-nonconforming people > Fiction.
- Gender nonconformity > Fiction.
- Gender identity > Fiction.
- Identity > Fiction.
- Prejudices > Fiction.
- Social action > Fiction.
- High schools > Fiction.
- Schools > Fiction.