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| https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8461405-pink |
Format: Paperback
Cost: $9.99
Annotation: Teenager Ava Simpson struggles with who she is and where she fits in as she tries to balance between her black and grey world and the perceived perfect pink world she thinks she desires. Ava's journey explores the universal topic of self-identity and the dilemmas she faces through the discovery process.
Awards: 2012 Stonewall Award Honor Book
Booktalk: Ava Simpson, a teenager in public school, finds herself in a black, grey, charcoal world strongly influenced by her parents and her best friend Chloe, who she thinks she might be in love with.
Ava's not sure she fits into the life she lives because she likes pink which represents all things feminine. When she convinces her parents to send her to the perfect private school, she takes the opportunity to recreate herself while still juggling her old life. At the new school she makes friends with the cool kids and nerdy kids, dates Ethan the handsome jock, and really likes Sam, the lanky red-headed boy she met while working with the stage crew for the school musical. Ava's not sure that this world is perfect either, and when the two world's Ava created intersect, the delicate balance falls apart. All her friends are confused and hurt, and so is Ava! Can she figure out who she is and where she really fits in and mend all her friendships? Read this fiction journey of self-identity and find out if Ava can break the mold of stereotypical Pink.
Available Formats: Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle
Quote: Found on page 257:
"You just have to figure out who you are, and learn to love that."
"If people don't love you for who you are, they're not worth it."
Multimedia: Here's a video of my Booktalk:
Extra! Extra! Did you know Lili Wilkinson, the author of Pink is from Australia? If you would like to find out more about Ms. Wilkinson and her books, here's her website: http://liliwilkinson.com.au/books.
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