The Disenchantments Hardcover - 2012
by Nina LaCour
Colby and Bev have a long-standing pacthit the road with Bev's band, and then spend theyear wandering around Europe. But moments afterthe tour kicks off, Bev makes a shocking announcement:she's abandoning their plans - and Colby - tostart college in the fall.
But the show must go on and The Disenchantmentsweave through the Pacific Northwest, playingin small towns and dingy venues, while roadie-Colby struggles to deal with Bev's already-growingdistance and the most important question of all:what's next?
Morris Awardfinalist Nina LaCour draws togetherthe beauty and influences of music and art to brilliantlycapture a group of friends on the brink ofthe rest of their lives.AUTHOR BIO: Nina LaCour (www.ninalacour.com) is a high schoolEnglish teacher and former bookseller. She is the authorof the award-winning Hold Still. A San Francisco Bay Areanative, Nina lives in Oakland, California.END
Summary
But the show must go on and The Disenchantments weave through the Pacific Northwest, playing in small towns and dingy venues, while roadie- Colby struggles to deal with Bev's already-growing distance and the most important question of all: what's next?
Morris Award–finalist Nina LaCour draws together the beauty and influences of music and art to brilliantly capture a group of friends on the brink of the rest of their lives.
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- Title The Disenchantments
- Author Nina LaCour
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 307
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dutton Books for Young Readers
- Date 2012-02-16
- ISBN 9780525422198 / 0525422196
- Weight 0.94 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 8.46 x 5.85 x 1.13 in (21.49 x 14.86 x 2.87 cm)
- Ages 14 to UP years
- Grade levels 9 - UP
- Reading level 780
- Library of Congress subjects Friendship, Northwest, Pacific
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011021953
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
"This is about the inside and outside of characters, the past and future of their lives—and it is astonishing." --Booklist, starred review
"...a rich tapestry that will make readers confident that they are in the hands of a master storyteller...Hauntingly beautiful." --Kirkus, starred review
"LaCour (Hold Still) skillfully draws connections between art and life as she delves into the heart of her characters..." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
“LaCour’s writing style is laid-back, low key, and totally on point.” --VOYA, starred review
"Enchanting in its depiction of the cusp of young disenchantment, this realistic novel will hit home with many thoughtful YAs.” --School Library Journal, starred review
“Each roadtripper has his or her own artistic way of chronicling the individual journeys they are on together, and that introspection draws the reader into this intimate novel.” --NPR.org
"Quietly compelling...well rendered, bittersweet and hopeful." --Los Angeles Times
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