Amber Appleton is a quirky, likable teenager who lives on the school bus her mother drives. Cynthia Holloway shines as Amber, embodying a young woman full of hope, humor, and hubris. Humor is Holloway's strong suit, and she’s also good at differentiating character voices within the main character's first person point of view. Upbeat in spite of being downtrodden, Amber Appleton volunteers at a nursing home, helps an autistic kid, and tutors a group of Vietnamese immigrants. She sees herself as "sorta like a rock star"—until tragedy strikes and her optimism almost fails her. Holloway's voice has a young, open quality that makes listeners believe that Amber can rock the odds that would dim a lesser star. M.M.C. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
“This special book dares us to embrace audacious hope. Amber Appleton is my hero.”
-Sara Zarr, author of Once Was Lost and National Book Award finalist Story of a Girl
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Amber Appleton lives in a bus. Ever since her mom's boyfriend kicked them out, Amber, her mom, and her totally loyal dog, Bobby Big Boy (aka Thrice B), have been camped out in the back of Hello Yellow (the school bus her mom drives). Still, Amber, the self- proclaimed princess of hope and girl of unyielding optimism, refuses to sweat the bad stuff. But when a fatal tragedy threatens Amber's optimism-and her way of life-can Amber continue to be the rock star of hope?
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With an oddball cast of characters, this heartwarming, inspiring novel unveils a beautifully beaten-up world of laughs, loyalty, and hard-earned hope. The world is Amber's stage, and Amber is, well . . . she's sorta like a rock star. True? True.
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-Sara Zarr, author of Once Was Lost and National Book Award finalist Story of a Girl
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Amber Appleton lives in a bus. Ever since her mom's boyfriend kicked them out, Amber, her mom, and her totally loyal dog, Bobby Big Boy (aka Thrice B), have been camped out in the back of Hello Yellow (the school bus her mom drives). Still, Amber, the self- proclaimed princess of hope and girl of unyielding optimism, refuses to sweat the bad stuff. But when a fatal tragedy threatens Amber's optimism-and her way of life-can Amber continue to be the rock star of hope?
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With an oddball cast of characters, this heartwarming, inspiring novel unveils a beautifully beaten-up world of laughs, loyalty, and hard-earned hope. The world is Amber's stage, and Amber is, well . . . she's sorta like a rock star. True? True.
Sorta Like A Rock Star
“This special book dares us to embrace audacious hope. Amber Appleton is my hero.”
-Sara Zarr, author of Once Was Lost and National Book Award finalist Story of a Girl
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Amber Appleton lives in a bus. Ever since her mom's boyfriend kicked them out, Amber, her mom, and her totally loyal dog, Bobby Big Boy (aka Thrice B), have been camped out in the back of Hello Yellow (the school bus her mom drives). Still, Amber, the self- proclaimed princess of hope and girl of unyielding optimism, refuses to sweat the bad stuff. But when a fatal tragedy threatens Amber's optimism-and her way of life-can Amber continue to be the rock star of hope?
***********
With an oddball cast of characters, this heartwarming, inspiring novel unveils a beautifully beaten-up world of laughs, loyalty, and hard-earned hope. The world is Amber's stage, and Amber is, well . . . she's sorta like a rock star. True? True.
-Sara Zarr, author of Once Was Lost and National Book Award finalist Story of a Girl
*
Amber Appleton lives in a bus. Ever since her mom's boyfriend kicked them out, Amber, her mom, and her totally loyal dog, Bobby Big Boy (aka Thrice B), have been camped out in the back of Hello Yellow (the school bus her mom drives). Still, Amber, the self- proclaimed princess of hope and girl of unyielding optimism, refuses to sweat the bad stuff. But when a fatal tragedy threatens Amber's optimism-and her way of life-can Amber continue to be the rock star of hope?
***********
With an oddball cast of characters, this heartwarming, inspiring novel unveils a beautifully beaten-up world of laughs, loyalty, and hard-earned hope. The world is Amber's stage, and Amber is, well . . . she's sorta like a rock star. True? True.
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| BN ID: | 2940172162664 |
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| Publisher: | Penguin Random House |
| Publication date: | 04/13/2010 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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