Stuff We All Get (Orca Currents)

Denman, K.L.

ISBN 10: 1554698219 ISBN 13: 9781554698219

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers, 2011

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Zack finds a home made CD with the word Famous written on it. Lonely and bored while suspended from school, he puts the CD on and loses himself in the music. Zack has sound-color synesthesia. He sees colors when he hears music, and the music on the Famous CD causes incredible patterns of color for him. Zack becomes obsessed with the girl on the CD and tries to find her. He tracks down the singer, Jolene, in a cafe where she works while she dreams of the big time. He convinces her to let him help her achieve her dreams, but soon discovers that in her quest for fame, Jolene has done a lot of damage. Stuff We All Get is a gentle critique of celebrity culture in North America.

About this title

Book Description:

We don't always get what we want.

From the Back Cover:

The office is a windowless gray cell. The vice-principal across the desk from me says, "A one-week suspension is automatic." Suspended from school, lonely and bored, fifteen-year-old Zack will do anything for amusement. His mom drags him out geocaching, and Zack finds a CD with the word Famous written across it. He puts the CD in his stereo and loses himself in the music. Zack has sound-color synesthesia. He sees colors when he hears music, and the music on the Famous CD causes incredible patterns of color for him. Zack becomes obsessed with the girl on the CD and decides he has to find her.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1554698219
• ISBN 13: 9781554698219
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 128