Language: R (30 swears, 10 ‘f'); Mature Content: PG-13 (Mature dialogue and innuendos and some drinking and smoking); Violence: PG-13 (rioting, death and police raids)
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
17yo Gigi Durant is just trying to survive senior year in a world where the government has taken over everything—even school plays and music. Her best friend Max is dead (he’s also the ghost narrating the story), her favorite teacher is gone, and everything creative is getting shut down by the SYXTEM, a powerful regime that punishes anyone who speaks out. But Gigi’s not the type to stay quiet. Along with her friends, she plans a secret theater production to fight back using the one thing she still believes in: art.
I really liked this book because it felt real—even in a made-up world. Gigi is the kind of main character who messes up, speaks her mind, and refuses to let anyone silence her. Her best friend Max narrates the story after he dies, which sounds weird, but it totally worked—he’s hilarious, honest, and full of heart. I liked how the book mixed punk music, secret theater, and rebellion in a way that makes you want to stand up and say something too. It was a little hard to get into and a bit confusing with it switching back and forth between the past and present, but once I got into it, I thought it was a fun book to read.
The characters are all white.
Jessica Nelson CTHS Librarian
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