Wave
A Novel in Verse
Will be published approx. on 31. March 2022
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-951836-58-0 (ISBN)
Description
A coming-of-age novel in verse set in 1980s Southern California, about a Persian American girl who rides the waves, falls, and finds her way back to the shore Thirteen-year-old Ava loves to surf and to sing. Singing and reading Rumi poems settle her mild OCD, and catching waves with her best friend, Phoenix, lets her fit in-her olive skin looks tan, not foreign. But then Ava has to spend the summer before ninth grade volunteering at the hospital, to follow in her single mother's footsteps to become a doctor. And when Phoenix's past lymphoma surges back, not even surfing, singing, or poetry can keep them afloat, threatening Ava's hold on the one place and the one person that make her feel like she belongs. With ocean-like rhythm and lyricism, Wave is about a girl who rides the waves, tumbles, and finds her way back to the shore.
Reviews / Votes
Processing her feelings through music empowers Ava and gives her a new understanding of home and the connections she shares with others. Raw and powerful, this free verse novel honestly explores issues of identity, culture, grief, and hope... Rich, layered, and heart-rending. * Kirkus Reviews * Farid's poetry rides the page like a wave, charting the ups and downs of Ava's emotions. . .The verse format makes this text extremely accessible, and readers will be delighted to find elements of Ava's Persian heritage and 1980s childhood also woven throughout. * School Library Journal * Farid brings her expertise as an MD to Ava's story, simplifying the complexity of lymphoma while packing an emotional punch with the musical references that Ava uses to cope. * Booklist * Farid's word choices are often as meaningful as their design: Water bubbles 'tumble tumble / rumble' onomatopoetically, and careful readers will appreciate the many different appearances and articulations of the titular 'wave.' * BookPage *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
California
United States
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 10 to 14 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
Two-color illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 146 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-951836-58-0 (9781951836580)
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Diana Farid is the author of When You Breathe, published by Cameron Kids. She is a poet and a physician at Stanford University. She lives in the Bay Area. Kris Goto was born and raised in Japan, moved to Hong Kong at the age of nine, and spent two years of high school in New Zealand, where she became inspired by the art of Maori tattoos, in addition to manga. She lives and surfs in Hawaii.