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Guitar Highway Rose

by Brigid Lowry

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My name is Rosie Moon. I am nearly sixteen. I'm hungry for a juicy life. I lean out the window at night and I can taste it out there, waiting for me.

Popular and smart, fifteen-year-old Rosie Moon is the quintessential good girl. She also wishes she could be someone else for a while, someone more interesting. Asher Fielding is the mysterious new boy at school who has dreadlocks and a love of Jim Morrison. On the first day of tenth grade, Rosie develops a crush on Asher, and when the two pair up for a poetry assignment they quickly form a bond. When Asher is falsely accused of stealing a wallet at school, he and Rosie decide to escape it all--their families, their school, their ordinary town--and hitchhike up the Australian coast. They know they shouldn't, and that is exactly why they do. Part road story, part love story, Guitar Highway Rose is a thrilling ride for anyone who has ever dreamed about escaping everyday life, even just for a little while.

Review:

"PW called this novel about a 15-year-old who develops a relationship with the new kid at school when they pair up for a poetry presentation on Jim Morrison an 'artfully constructed novel.' Ages 12-up. (Feb.) " Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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Told in interchanging voices, this heartfelt novel explores the emotional roller coaster of adolescence, and the heartaches and great joy that arise from taking chances as it follows 15-year-old Rosie, who runs away with Asher, the new boy from school.

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Rosie is bored with her life and herself'. She wants to do something different, be someone interesting. Then she meets Asher, a new boy at school. He has dreadlocks and a guitar, and breaks the school dress code every single day. When Asher decides to run away, Rosie goes with him. Their lives are turned upside down as they take to the road to discover the world, strengthen their friendship, and learn the darker and lighter sides of their own identities. Told in interchanging voices, this heartfelt novel explores the emotional roller coaster of adolescence, and the heartaches and great joy that arise from taking chances.
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About the Author

Brigid Lowry is the author of award-winning poetry, short stories, and young adult novels. She is well-known in Australia, where Guitar Highway Rose was a runaway success with young readers and a finalist for or winner of numerous prestigious awards. She spent much of her life in Australia but now lives in New Zealand, where she was born and raised.

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ISBN:
9780312342968
Author:
Lowry, Brigid
Publisher:
St. Martin's Griffin
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
Subject:
Social Situations - Runaways
Subject:
Runaways
Subject:
Parent and teenager
Subject:
Situations / General
Subject:
Social Issues - Runaways
Subject:
Coming of age
Subject:
Australia
Subject:
Children s Young Adult-Social Issue Fiction-Runaways
Subject:
Children s Young Adult-Social Issue Fiction
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
20060131
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
Young adult
Language:
English
Pages:
208
Dimensions:
8.30x5.58x.56 in. .42 lbs.
Age Level:
12-17
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Product details 208 pages St. Martin's Griffin - English 9780312342968 Reviews:
"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "PW called this novel about a 15-year-old who develops a relationship with the new kid at school when they pair up for a poetry presentation on Jim Morrison an 'artfully constructed novel.' Ages 12-up. (Feb.) " Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Synopsis" by , Told in interchanging voices, this heartfelt novel explores the emotional roller coaster of adolescence, and the heartaches and great joy that arise from taking chances as it follows 15-year-old Rosie, who runs away with Asher, the new boy from school.
"Synopsis" by , Rosie is bored with her life and herself'. She wants to do something different, be someone interesting. Then she meets Asher, a new boy at school. He has dreadlocks and a guitar, and breaks the school dress code every single day. When Asher decides to run away, Rosie goes with him. Their lives are turned upside down as they take to the road to discover the world, strengthen their friendship, and learn the darker and lighter sides of their own identities. Told in interchanging voices, this heartfelt novel explores the emotional roller coaster of adolescence, and the heartaches and great joy that arise from taking chances.
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