Stuff We All Get

Stuff We All Get

ISBN: 9781554698202
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Pub Date: September/01/2011

We don’t always get what we want.

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 café 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.

French Translation: La cache

Awards

2011 Resource Links “The Year’s Best”

Reviews

Booklist – November 15, 2011

“A gentle, thought-provoking story on the fickle nature of fame…Denman’s story avoids simplified characters, creating a surprisingly layered treatment of media obsession.”

Resource Links – October 1, 2011

“Orca Currents has once again hit the mark…The setting and plot come together in a very satisfying way. The most powerful element in the text, however, is undoubtedly the emotional honesty of the characters Denman creates…Zack could be a real person, and his responses to the situations he finds himself in resonate with authenticity.”

Southwestern Ohio Young Adult Materials Review Group – November 14, 2011

“This fast-paced story is excellent for reluctant readers. Moreover, the sound-color synesthesia Zack experiences will intrigue many readers. An overall quick read that is recommended for purchase by public libraries.”

The Horn Book Guide – May 1, 2012

“Zack’s story is engaging.”

CM Magazine – March 1, 2013

“Offers reluctant readers (or those reading below the assigned grade level) an edgy, fast-paced, and thought-provoking storyline written in a very straight-forward, comprehensible style. Highly Recommended.”

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