Cant Take That Away by Steven Salvatore
Brand: Bloomsbury YA
Product Description
A charming inspired story about being true to who you are. Phil Stamper bestselling author of The Gravity of Us An empowering and emotional debut about a genderqueer teen who finds the courage to stand up and speak out for equality when they are discriminated against by their high school administration. 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 despite their talent emotional scars from an incident with a homophobic classmate and their grandmothers spiraling dementia make it harder and harder for Carey to find their voice. Then Carey meets Cris a singerguitarist who 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 setting off a chain reaction of prejudice by Careys tormentor and others in the school. Its up to Carey Cris and their friends to defend their rightsand they refuse to be silenced. Told in alternating chapters with identifying pronouns debut author Steven Salvatores Cant Take That Away conducts a powerful uplifting anthem a swoony romance and an affirmation of selfidentity that will ignite the activist in all of us. show more
Condition : New
Author : Steven Salvatore
Weight : 574
Publisher : Bloomsbury Ya
Language : English
EAN : 9781547608669
ISBN10 : 1547608668
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20220405
Place of Publication : New York
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 140 X 210 X 25mm