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Alma Presses Play

By Tina Cane

By Tina Cane

By Tina Cane

By Tina Cane

By Tina Cane
Read by Dana Wing Lau

By Tina Cane
Read by Dana Wing Lau

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Hardcover $17.99

Sep 14, 2021 | ISBN 9780593121146 | Young Adult

Ebook $8.99

Sep 14, 2021 | ISBN 9780593121160 | Young Adult

Audiobook Download $15.00

Sep 14, 2021 | 321 Minutes | Young Adult

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    About Alma Presses Play

    A lyrical novel-in-verse that takes us through the journey of coming of age in New York during the 80s.

    Alma’s life is a series of halfways: She’s half-Chinese, half-Jewish; her parents spend half the time fighting, and the other half silent; and she’s halfway through becoming a woman. But as long as she can listen to her Walkman, hang out with her friends on the stoops of the Village, and ride her bike around the streets of New York, it feels like everything will be all right. Then comes the year when everything changes, and her life is overtaken by constant endings: friends move away, romances bloom and wither, her parents divorce and–just like that–her life as she knew it is over. In this world of confusing beginnings, middles, and endings, is Alma ready to press play on the soundtrack of her life?
     

     

    About Alma Presses Play

    A lyrical novel-in-verse that takes us through the journey of coming of age in New York during the 80s.

    Alma’s life is a series of halfways: She’s half-Chinese, half-Jewish; her parents spend half the time fighting, and the other half silent; and she’s halfway through becoming a woman. But as long as she can listen to her Walkman, hang out with her friends on the stoops of the Village, and ride her bike around the streets of New York, it feels like everything will be all right. Then comes the year when everything changes, and her life is overtaken by constant endings: friends move away, romances bloom and wither, her parents divorce and–just like that–her life as she knew it is over. In this world of confusing beginnings, middles, and endings, is Alma ready to press play on the soundtrack of her life?
     

     

    About Alma Presses Play

    A lyrical novel-in-verse that takes us through the journey of coming of age in New York during the 80s.

    Alma’s life is a series of halfways: She’s half-Chinese, half-Jewish; her parents spend half the time fighting, and the other half silent; and she’s halfway through becoming a woman. But as long as she can listen to her Walkman, hang out with her friends on the stoops of the Village, and ride her bike around the streets of New York, it feels like everything will be all right. Then comes the year when everything changes, and her life is overtaken by constant endings: friends move away, romances bloom and wither, her parents divorce and–just like that–her life as she knew it is over. In this world of confusing beginnings, middles, and endings, is Alma ready to press play on the soundtrack of her life?
     

     

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    About Tina Cane

    Tina Cane grew up in downtown New York City during the 70s and 80s, surrounded by artists and writers and musicians, and she draws much of her creative inspiration from that era. The founder/ director of Writers-in-the-Schools, RI, Tina also… More about Tina Cane

    About Tina Cane

    Tina Cane grew up in downtown New York City during the 70s and 80s, surrounded by artists and writers and musicians, and she draws much of her creative inspiration from that era. The founder/ director of Writers-in-the-Schools, RI, Tina also… More about Tina Cane

    About Tina Cane

    Tina Cane grew up in downtown New York City during the 70s and 80s, surrounded by artists and writers and musicians, and she draws much of her creative inspiration from that era. The founder/ director of Writers-in-the-Schools, RI, Tina also… More about Tina Cane

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Make Me a World
    Sep 14, 2021 | 336 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593121146

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Make Me a World
    Sep 14, 2021 | 336 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593121160

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Sep 14, 2021 | 321 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593216767

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