Gabrielle Prendergast

Audacious Gabrielle Prendergast

Brief Description: "Sixteen-year-old Raphaelle says the wrong thing, antagonizes the wrong people and has the wrong attitude. She can't do anything right except draw, but she draws the wrong pictures. When her father moves the family to a small prairie city, Raphaelle wants to make a new start. Reborn as "Ella," she tries to fit in at her new school. She's drawn to Samir, a Muslim boy in her art class, and expresses her confused feelings in explicit art. When a classmate texts a photo of Ella's art to a younger friend, the fallout spreads throughout Ella's life, threatening to destroy her already-fragile family."--Amazon.com. Marc Notes: Sixteen-year-old Raphaelle says the wrong thing, antagonizes the wrong people and has the wrong attitude. She can't do anything right except draw, but she draws the wrong pictures. When her father moves the family to a small prairie city, Raphaelle wants to make a new start. Reborn as Ella, she tries to fit in at her new school. She's drawn to Samir, a Muslim boy in her art class, and expresses her confused feelings in explicit art. When a classmate texts a photo of Ella's art to a younger friend, the fallout spreads throughout Ella's life, threatening to destroy her already-fragile family.--Amazon.com. Publisher Marketing: Sixteen-year-old Raphaelle says the wrong thing, antagonizes the wrong people and has the wrong attitude. She can't do anything right except draw, but she draws the wrong pictures. When her father moves the family to a small prairie city, Raphaelle wants to make a new start. Reborn as "Ella," she tries to fit in at her new school. She's drawn to Samir, a Muslim boy in her art class, and expresses her confused feelings in explicit art. When a classmate texts a photo of Ella's art to a younger friend, the fallout spreads throughout Ella's life, threatening to destroy her already-fragile family. Told entirely in verse, "Audacious" is a brave, funny and hard-hitting portrait of a girl who embodies the word "audacity." Review Citations:

Booklist 11/01/2013 pg. 63 (EAN 9781459802667, Other)

Publishers Weekly 09/16/2013 (EAN 9781459805309, Hardcover)

Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2013 (EAN 9781459805309, Hardcover)

Quill & Quire 10/01/2013 pg. 35 (EAN 9781459805309, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Booklist 11/01/2013 pg. 63 (EAN 9781459805309, Hardcover)

Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2013 (EAN 9781459805309, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 02/01/2014 pg. 111 (EAN 9781459805309, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 pg. 124 (EAN 9781459805309, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Prendergast, Gabrielle GABRIELLE PRENDERGAST teaches screenwriting and creative writing and has written for television, print, and online. She lives in Vancouver, BC, with her cricket-mad husband and daughter.