Singing It

by Anne Cottringer

A moving story of a teenager's struggle to settle in one place, with strong friendships. Flower Power has always moved around. Why should this new town, new school, new flat be any different from all the others? But she meets Cat, who shares her interest in tigers, and another friend shares her passion for old jazz classics. Perhaps her hippie parents' near-neglect won't matter, with these new people around her. But Cat can become very distant, particularly over boy friends, and as the school year progresses the relationships evolve and change. Flower finds that the only way that she can deal with it all is to sing her songs, and her old favorites—but will she ever find the courage to sing with such strength to a roomful of people?

185 pages, Paperback

First published August 2, 2007

About the author

Anne spent most of her childhood playing baseball, climbing trees and going on adventures. After her geography degree from the University of Western Ontario, she got itchy feet and moved to London and became a freelance film technician. She received Dip.Ad. from Slade School of Fine Art and a M.A. from Royal College of Art.
Anne turned to writing when her first child was born, and now splits her time between writing children’s books and making films.

Reviews

[Cara Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed it plenty - it all came together satisfyingly and even made me cry. So it's a good read, just not particularly memorable.

[Danielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is agreat to read. I really can't explain how good it is and in my opinion a new word has to be made up for it!

[Saaimah · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really good book! Got mixed emotions