{"product_id":"beige-isbn-9780763630669","title":"Beige","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Castellucci mixes details of the L.A. punk scene with memorable characters and witty dialogue. . . . Consider this pure Nirvana.\" — \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExiled from Canada to Los Angeles, Katy can't believe she is spending the summer with her father—punk name: the Rat—a recovered addict and drummer for the band Suck. Even though Katy feels abandoned by her mom, even though the Rat's place is a mess and he's not like anything she'd call a father, Kathy won't make a fuss. After all, she is a girl who is quiet and polite, a girl who smiles, a girl who is, well, beige. Or is she? From the author of \u003ci\u003eBoy Proof\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of Cool\u003c\/i\u003e comes an edgy L.A. novel full of humor, heart, and music.\"Castellucci shows wonderful insight as she slowly opens Katy’s mind to new ideas and conflicting feelings. A cast of quirky characters keeps the book interesting, both for readers interested in the emotional drama and in the L.A. music scene, without getting into anything too gritty.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eCecil Castellucci \u003c\/b\u003eis an author, filmmaker, actress, and singer-songwriter. She says, \"When I first moved to Los Angeles from Montreal, I wrote in a café owned by Eric Melvin from NOFX, had Thanksgiving dinner with Tim Armstrong from Rancid, and had my taxes done by a guy who was in the Circle Jerks. Everyone was So-Cal Punk crazy and I felt so . . . beige. I wondered what it would be like to grow up around adults that cool, especially if you were plopped into that scene when it wasn’t yours.\" \u003cbr\u003eCecil Castellucci now lives in Los Angeles.\"Relax.\" Lake says. \"It’s just feedback from one of the amps.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe likes that I don’t know anything. Thinking I’m stupid probably makes her feel good about herself. She climbs up on the stone wall so that she can see better. She puts her fingers in her mouth and whistles like a trucker. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuck is the band now taking the stage. Everyone at the party starts to stumble closer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Rat takes his place and sits behind his drum kit, shirtless. Sam quietly stands at the microphone as the entire party becomes still. He just stands there with intention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuddenly, The Rat breaks the spell, clicking the drumsticks over his head.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe screams, \"ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBEIGE by Cecil Castellucci. Copyright © 2007 by Cecil Castellucci. Published by Candlewick Press, Inc., Cambridge, MA.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301336994021,"sku":"NP9780763630669","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780763630669.jpg?v=1767722387","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/beige-isbn-9780763630669","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}