A lyrical novel-in-verse that takes us through the journey of coming of age in New York during the 80s.
In this world of confusing beginnings, middles, and endings, is Alma ready to press Play on the soundtrack of her life?.
Then comes the year when everything changes, and her life is overtaken by constant endings: friends move away, romances bloom and wither, her parents divorce and--just like that--her life as she knew it is over.
But as long as she can listen to her Walkman, hang out with her friends on the stoops of the Village, and ride her bike around the streets of New York, it feels like everything will be all right.
Alma\'s life is a series of halfways: She\'s half-Chinese, half-Jewish; her parents spend half the time fighting, and the other half silent; and she\'s halfway through becoming a woman.
In this world of confusing beginnings, middles, and endings, is Alma ready to press Play on the soundtrack of her life? A lyrical novel-in-verse that takes us through the journey of coming of age in New York during the 80s.
Then comes the year when everything changes, and her life is overtaken by constant endings: friends move away, romances bloom and wither, her parents divorce and--just like that--her life as she knew it is over.
But as long as she can listen to her Walkman, hang out with her friends on the stoops of the Village, and ride her bike around the streets of New York, it feels like everything will be all right.
Alma\'s life is a series of halfways: She\'s half-Chinese, half-Jewish; her parents spend half the time fighting, and the other half silent; and she\'s halfway through becoming a woman.
In this world of confusing beginnings, middles, and endings, is Alma ready to press Play on the soundtrack of her life? A lyrical novel-in-verse that takes us through the journey of coming of age in New York during the 80s.
Then comes the year when everything changes, and her life is overtaken by constant endings: friends move away, romances bloom and wither, her parents divorce and--just like that--her life as she knew it is over.
But as long as she can listen to her Walkman, hang out with her friends on the stoops of the Village, and ride her bike around the streets of New York, it feels like everything will be all right.
Alma\'s life is a series of halfways: She\'s half-Chinese, half-Jewish; her parents spend half the time fighting, and the other half silent; and she\'s halfway through becoming a woman.
A lyrical novel-in-verse that takes us through the journey of coming of age in New York during the 80s
