Beige

By Castellucci, Cecil

Publishers Summary:
Katy, a quiet French Canadian teenager, reluctantly leaves Montréal to spend time with her estranged father, an aging Los Angeles punk rock legend. Dad's an aging L.A. punk rocker known as the Rat. Daughter's a buttoned-up neat freak who'd rather be anywhere else. Can this summer be saved? Now that she's exiled from Canada to sunny Los Angeles, Katy figures she'll bury her nose in a book and ignore the fact that she's spending two weeks with her father -- punk name: the Rat -- a recovered addict and drummer for the famously infamous band Suck. Even though Katy doesn't want to be there, even though she feels abandoned by her mom, even though the Rat's place is a mess and he's not like anything she'd call a father, Katy won't make a fuss. After all, she is a nice girl, a girl who is quiet and polite, a girl who smiles, a girl who is, well, beige. Or is she? From the author of BOY PROOF and THE QUEEN OF COOL comes an edgy new L.A. novel full of humor, heart, and music.Read MoreRead Less

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ISBN
978-0-76363-066-9
Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2007.


REVIEWS

School Library Journal

Reviewed on August 1, 2007

Gr 9-Up While her mother is studying Incan artifacts in Peru, Katy is conducting an anthropological study of aging punks. In other words, she's been exiled to her dad's grimy bachelor pad in L.A. for the summer. The teen has no interest in her father's legendary band or his contributions to her genetic code, but through his acquaintances she does get a crash course in punk music, DIY, and burlesque dancing. Most of her education comes from Lake, a teen who aspires to punk-rock stardom. It is she who dubs ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2007

Canadian straight arrow Katy is bummed to be spending time in LA with her estranged father, an aging punk rocker known ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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