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Title:
Can't take that away
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 despite their talent, 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. Then Carey meets Cris, a singer/guitarist 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 Carey's tormentor and others in the school. It's up to Carey, Cris, and their friends to defend their rights—and they refuse to be silenced. Told in alternating chapters with identifying pronouns, debut author Steven Salvatore's Can't Take That Away conducts a powerful, uplifting anthem, a swoony romance, and an affirmation of self-identity that will ignite the activist in all of us.
Audience:
Ages 12+. Bloomsbury Children's Books.

Grades 10-12. Bloomsbury Children's Books.
Physical Description:
375 pages ; 22 cm
Publisher:
Bloomsbury,
Publication Date:
2021
ISBN:
9781547605309
Publication Information:
New York : Bloomsbury, 2021.

©2021
Call Number:
YA SALVATORE
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