Jia Cao Cao থেকে عرهل، Iemen
I quite enjoyed this book, which I chose for its Overdrive availability. It's set in Seattle, at a somewhat indeterminate time (although it begins with a snowstorm that sounds suspiciously like December 2008, and refers to Eddie Vedder as having young kids, which would put it within the past few years or in the near future). Anyway. The book doesn't have anything to do with the band Nirvana. It's about a teenage boy coping with the aftermath of his brother's death -- so yes, he's losing the Nirvana of childhood innocence. Jonathan's a writer and a musician, so there's lots of poetry and music and guitar playing. Some of it is swoony (hey, he's a teenager) and some of it is quite good. Jonathan has several tasks to complete in this book: 1. He's been assigned to convert the remembrances of a dying World War II vet into a book in order to make up his failing grades in school. 2. The principal has also asked him to perform her favorite song by her favorite band, Pinky Toe, at graduation, so he has to learn it and his friends help him set up a blockbuster performance. 3. His mother has him repainting their house so she can turn it into a wedding chapel. Meanwhile, Eddie Vedder keeps coming into it somehow...Jonathan and his brother had connected with Vedder over guitars, and Vedder donated a special guitar to the school after Telly died. You might like this if you know and like Seattle, or if you like poetry and guitars.