Amber Appleton lives in a school bus. She is 17 and a Catholic. She plans to attend Bryn Mawr College and law school, just like Donna, her idol. What she really wants to do with her life is help people who need it, just like JC told us to do. Before her father abandoned her and her mother, he gave her a 12-volume set of books called Jesus Was a Rock Star. She is a key member of Franks Freak Force Federation of misfits and teaches English by singing and moving to Supreme's songs with the KDFC - Korean Divas For Christ. She stopped attending the Catholic Church because the priests made Jesus seem like a prissy old woman. Amber believes He is magic like Santa Claus. She strikes up a Haiku writing friendship with a reclusive Viet Nam vet. When tragedy strikes twice, Amber rallies, knowing that she has to move people - get them pumped up. She has to be a rock star. You will need Kleenex for the Variety Show scenes at the end of this book. It is definitely a Teen Best of the Best and despite some rough language, I very highly recommend this book.
"We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced once."
"If God doesn't exist, is there really any reason to be hopeful at all?"
"Praying keeps me sane."
Gateway Award Preliminary Nominee 2012-13
Food - Two Thanksgivings ago, Amber's mom stopped eating...Amber decides that she was going to make this killer traditional Thanksgiving dinner with real turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, gravy, wine, and candles, and everything. Amber fixes breakfast and dinner for Donna, Ricky, and herself and all entries are listed and well as some preps. Amber bribes Triple B's entry to the Methodist Retirement Home by Giving DWL - Door Woman Lucy, a hot chocolate and Snickers bar. Here she engages in a weekly competition with a Nietzche-quoting Joan of Old.
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