A Certain October
Written by Angela Johnson
Narrated by Harlie Vaughn
4/5
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About this audiobook
Three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner Angela Johnson writes a wrenching, honest audiobook about surviving the unimaginable and finding a way to go on.
Scotty compares herself to tofu: no flavor unless you add something. And it's true that Scotty's friends, Misha and Falcone, and her brother, Keone, make life delicious. But when a terrible accident occurs, Scotty feels responsible for the loss of someone she hardly knew, and the world goes wrong. She cannot tell what is a dream and what is real. Her friends are having a hard time getting through to her and her family is preoccupied with their own trauma. But the prospect of a boy, a dance, and the possibility that everything can fall back into place soon help Scotty realize that she is capable of adding her own flavor to life.
With artfully spare prose, acclaimed and award-winning author Angela Johnson explores the ramifications of unexpected death in this compelling coming-of-age story.
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Reviews for A Certain October
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Like Angela Johnson's other works, she writes about a tough topic, stays true to life, and makes the most mundane parts of our daily lives into a whisper of poetry. Some parts hit hard, and the ending was realistic, beautiful, and satisfying. I especially enjoyed the camaraderie between Scotty and her two best friends.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Life's dramas can be loud and messy and outrageous, but sometimes as in Scotty's case, drama can be a quiet grief that passes slowly. Johnson once again uses her lowkey writer's voice to explore Scotty's guilt and grief in the wake of a train accident. An intelligent read for thoughtful teens.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Like Angela Johnson's other works, she writes about a tough topic, stays true to life, and makes the most mundane parts of our daily lives into a whisper of poetry. Some parts hit hard, and the ending was realistic, beautiful, and satisfying. I especially enjoyed the camaraderie between Scotty and her two best friends.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Scotty's life changes in a moment with a train accident that puts her brother Keone in a coma and takes the life of a boy she didn't really know. Scotty prevails with the help of her friends and strong sense of self. (She's not like tofu anymore!) Semi-affecting look at grief and recovery but hampered, for this reader, by a lack of memorable characters and plot. There's also a gratuitous sex scene (heavy petting... stopped only by the lack of birth control)... disappointing!