Pink - Hardcover

Wilkinson, Lili

3.69

4,059 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061926531 ISBN 13: 9780061926532

Publisher: Harperteen, 2011

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Ava is tired of her ultracool attitude, ultraradical politics, and ultrablack clothing. She's ready to try something new--she's even ready to be someone new. Someone who fits in, someone with a gorgeous boyfriend, someone who wears pink.

But Ava soon finds that changing herself is more complicated than changing her wardrobe. Even getting involved in the school musical raises issues she never imagined. As she faces surprising choices and unforeseen consequences, Ava wonders if she will ever figure out who she really wants to be.

Pink received an American Library Association Stonewall Award Honor for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience.

Supports the Common Core State Standards

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Review:

"This fun, razor-sharp, and moving novel reminds us that pink--like love--is a many-splendored thing. Read it. It might just change your life."--John Green, Printz Award-winning author of Looking for Alaska

"Refreshing."--Booklist

"An entertaining story about teen angst, sexual identity, and high school relationships from a promising debut author."--School Library Journal

"I laughed, I cried and I occasionally burst into song."--Justine Larbalestier, author of Liar

"Fit in or be yourself? Wilkinson explores this universal dilemma with just the right mix of sensitivity, ambiguity, insight, wit, and-yes-wisdom. A lovely, funny, and altogether engaging book!"--Michael Cart, author of YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE: From Romance to Realism

A witty, refreshing look at high school and adolescence that obliterates stereotypes along the way. Laugh-out-loud funny, endearing, and heartbreaking. --Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (Starred Review)"

Refreshing. --Booklist"

An entertaining story about teen angst, sexual identity, and high school relationships from a promising debut author. --School Library Journal"

I laughed, I cried and I occasionally burst into song. --Justine Larbalestier, author of Liar"

Fit in or be yourself? Wilkinson explores this universal dilemma with just the right mix of sensitivity, ambiguity, insight, wit, and-yes-wisdom. A lovely, funny, and altogether engaging book! --Michael Cart, author of YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE: From Romance to Realism"

From the Back Cover:

Ava has a secret. She is tired of her ultracool attitude, ultra-radical politics, and ultrablack clothing. She's ready to try something new--she's even ready to be someone new. Someone who fits in, someone with a gorgeous boyfriend, someone who wears pink.

Transferring to Billy Hughes School for Academic Excellence is the perfect chance to try on a new identity. But just in case things don't work out, Ava is hiding her new interests from her parents, and especially from her old girlfriend.

Secrets have a way of being hard to keep, though, and Ava finds that changing herself is more complicated than changing her wardrobe. Even getting involved in the school musical raises issues she never imagined. As she faces surprising choices and unforeseen consequences, Ava wonders if she will ever figure out who she really wants to be.

Humor, heart, and the joys of drama--on- and offstage--combine in Ava's delight-fully colorful journey of self-discovery.

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