The Movie Version
Will be published approx. on 11. October 2016
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-1-4197-1900-4 (ISBN)
Description
The only thing sixteen-year-old Amelia Anderson loves more than movies is her older brother, Toby, a larger-than-life force, as popular with the cheerleaders as with the stoners. Amelia, on the other hand, is addicted to Netflix and afraid to drive. But she doesn't mind. She's happy playing the sidekick in the movie version of Toby's life. But when a devastating event takes Toby out of the picture, Amelia's left without a star. Ready or not, she has to step into her own spotlight. It's time to get out of her head, get off of Netflix, and get behind the camera-and the wheel.
This whip-smart, heart-wrenching debut YA novel about first love, first loss, and filmmaking will delight fans of Jandy Nelson and Jennifer Niven.
This whip-smart, heart-wrenching debut YA novel about first love, first loss, and filmmaking will delight fans of Jandy Nelson and Jennifer Niven.
Reviews / Votes
**STARRED REVIEW**"With a memorable, full-of-feeling narrator at its helm, this moving exploration of the effects of mental illness and a family's new normal marks Wunsch as a writer to watch." * Publishers Weekly * Told in the first person, this narrative about a complex sibling relationship will resonate with readers. * School Library Journal * Wunsch's debut offers a sometimes heartbreaking but ultimately hopeful portrait of a relationship that has changed forever but is still strong. * Booklist *
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Abrams
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: Up to 14 years
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
508 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4197-1900-4 (9781419719004)
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Person
Emily Wunsch is a writer living in Lebanon, NH, with her husband and two daughters. She's written movie reviews for The Washington Free Press, worked in a used bookstore, taught college-level writing, and published short fiction and journalism in a variety of publications including The Best of Bellevue Literary Review. She has an M.F.A. in creative writing from Brooklyn College. In the movie version of her life she would like to be played by Tina Fey, with Mark Ruffalo playing her husband, even though she looks nothing like Tina and her husband looks nothing like Mark.