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Supergirl Mixtapes (2012)

by Meagan Brothers(Favorite Author)

3.44 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0805080813 (ISBN13: 9780805080810)

languge

English

genre

Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction

publisher

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

review 1: A deeper and more nuanced novel than I expected from the cutesy cover. I'm not sure exactly what I was expecting, but it definitely wasn't this: a nostalgic look at New York in the nineties, an older soundtrack, an isolated teen with a self-injury-branded-as-suicide-attempt past that doesn't really have an impact on her present state of mind, a long overdue reunion with a mother who acts like a teenager but who isn't a villain, and said mother's 22-year-old boyfriend, which is exactly as much fun as you think it is (especially when he spends most of the book acting like a big brother). I really liked the main character and her whole outlook on family and the world, and just plain loved the backdrop.
review 2: Meagan Brothers' newest YA title will not disappoint... more. Maria leaves her father to go live with her mother in NYC. As if the transition from South Carolina to New York is not enough, she realizes that life with her free spirit mother is one of enormous ups and downs. Struggling to get her own life together, armed with warnings of family and friends, Maria learns that her mother's drug problem is one that just might not ever turn around. A realistic read that is not didactic and will speak to teens and adults alike who know people who struggle with addiction. less

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