Alma Presses Play
Written by Tina Cane
Published by Random House Children's Books
Alma’s life is a series of halfways: She’s half-Chinese, half-Jewish; her parents spend half the time fighting, and the other half silent; and she’s halfway through becoming a woman. But as long as she can listen to her Walkman, hang out with her friends on the stoops of the Village, and ride her bike around the streets of New York, it feels like everything will be all right. Then comes the year when everything changes, and her life is overtaken by constant endings: friends move away, romances bloom and wither, her parents divorce and—just like that—her life as she knew it is over. In this world of confusing beginnings, middles, and endings, is Alma ready to press play on the soundtrack of her life?
Primary ISBN: 9780593121146
Available As: Hardcover, eBook
Young Adult, Age 12 or older
Community Represented: Chinese/Chinese American
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 2nd, Generational Differences: Gender Roles, Multiracial Identity, Religious Background: Jewish, The Arts
Setting: United States
Character’s New Arrival/New American Status: 2nd Generation
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