| Musical Youth Contributor(s): Hillhouse, Joanne C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0989930513 ISBN-13: 9780989930512 Publisher: Cas OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Music - Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America |
| Dewey: 808.3 |
| LCCN: 2014952394 |
| Lexile Measure: 890 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5" W x 8" (0.62 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Award winning title-2nd place in the 2014 Burt Award for Caribbean Literature. Featured in Essence Magazine February 2016 There are no missteps in this tender coming-of-age romance, only an enthusiasm for love and life that reverberates triumphantly, as both Shaka and Zahara battle their demons with hope's persistent chorus.-CaribbeanBeat Magazine."Musical Youth is a beautifully crafted novel with the leitmotiv of music running throughout it. This is a powerful and credible story of young love between two likeable heroes.-Burt Award for Caribbean literature. Musical Youth is a compelling read because Hillhouse has managed to make readers really care about the characters and their struggles.-Trinidad Guardian. Music, Discovery, Love. Can one summer make the difference of a lifetime? Zahara is a loner. She's brilliant on the guitar but in everyday life she doesn't really fit in. Then she meets Shaka, himself a musical genius and the first boy who really gets her. They discover that they share a special bond, their passion for music, and Zahara finds herself a part, not just of Shaka's life, but also that of his boys, the Lion Crew. When they all get roles in a summer musical, Zahara, Shaka, and the rest of the Lion Crew use the opportunity to work on a secret project. But the Crew gets much more than they bargained for when they uncover a dark secret linking Shaka and Zahara's families and they're forced to confront some uncomfortable truths about class, colour, and relationships on the Caribbean island of Antigua. |