Redwood and Ponytail

by

eBook, 424 pages

English language

Published Oct. 1, 2019 by Chronicle Books.

ISBN:
9781452173108
OCLC Number:
1091900333
4 stars (2 reviews)

A universal story of finding a way to be comfortable in your own skin: Kate and Tam meet, and both of their worlds tip sideways. At first, Tam figures Kate is your stereotypical cheerleader; Kate sees Tam as another tall jock. And the more they keep running into each other, the more they surprise each other. Beneath Kate's sleek ponytail and perfect façade, Tam sees a goofy, sensitive, lonely girl. And Tam's so much more than a volleyball player, Kate realizes: She's everything Kate wishes she could be. It's complicated. Except it's not. When Kate and Tam meet, they fall in like. It's as simple as that. But not everybody sees it that way.

2 editions

reviewed Redwood and Ponytail by K.A. Holt

Great Young Adult Story

4 stars

I'm here because I try to read all the books my kids read. It turns out to be a great coming of age story told through a unique format that focuses only (like, only) on words and thoughts of the characters. The format is absolutely perfect for the story being told and makes the book memorable.

It's a quick read and certainly focused on younger readers who are figuring out their lives. It was a good read (I teared up a little 3/4s of the way through), though I'm mostly happy that my kid has read it.

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Subjects

  • Children's fiction
  • Friendship, fiction
  • Interpersonal relations, fiction
  • Schools, fiction
  • Homosexuality, fiction
  • Stories in rhyme

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