Twelve-year old Apple struggles with being different and following her dreams. Is she a future rock store or destinated to be a friendless misfit? Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly has knocked this new acclaimed novel out of the park!
Publishers weekly has called her novel “a true triumph” and the Los Angeles Times Book Review said, “Apple soars like the eonymous blackbird of her favorite Beatles song.”
Apple and her mother moved to Louisiana from the Phillipines she she was very young and her mother still cooks Filipino food at home. She scolds Apple for becoming “too American” and suddenly Apple finds herself in a weird and embarrassing situation, so she turns to music. She dreams of playing a guitar and changing her life through music.
Kelly skillfully weaves Apple’s conflicted emotions in the pages of this book that talks about doing things your own way, family, friendships and popularity. This is a must-have book for kids who are struggling with their own identifies.
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