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Breakout
Author:
Emerson, Kevin
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Class:
Fiction
Age: 12-19
Language: English
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LC: PZ7.E585
Grade: 7-12
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ISBN-13: 9780385391122
LCCN: 2014014945
Imprint: Crown Books for Young Readers
Publisher: Crown
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Pub Date: 02/24/2015
Availability: Out of Print Confirmed
List: $17.99
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Hardcover
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Physical Description:
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297 pages ; 22 cm
H 8.5",
W 5.75",
D 0.9",
0.9 lbs.
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LC Series:
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Brodart Sources:
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Brodart's For Youth Interest: Popular
Brodart's Insight Catalog: Teen
Brodart's TOP Young Adult Titles
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Bibliographies:
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Awards:
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Horn Book Guide Titles, Rated 1 - 4
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Starred Reviews:
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TIPS Subjects:
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Music
School Stories
Family Life
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BISAC Subjects: |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / General
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Performing Arts / Music
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / School & Education / General
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LC Subjects:
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Bands (Music), Fiction
Bands (Music), Juvenile fiction
Famililies, Juvenile fiction
Family life, Fiction
Freedom of speech, Fiction
Freedom of speech, Juvenile fiction
Interpersonal relations, Fiction
Interpersonal relations, Juvenile fiction
JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Music
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Adolescence
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / General (see also headings under Family)
Obesity, Fiction
Obesity, Juvenile fiction
Rock music, Fiction
Rock music, Juvenile fiction
Schools, Fiction
Schools, Juvenile fiction
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SEARS Subjects: |
Bands (Music), Fiction
Family life, Fiction
Freedom of speech, Fiction
Interpersonal relations, Fiction
Obesity, Fiction
School stories
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Reading Programs: |
Accelerated Reader Level:
5.6
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Points: 10.0
Lexile Level:
940
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| Annotations |
| Brodart's TOP Young Adult Titles | 02/01/2015 |
| Restless Anthony Castillo hits a few wrong notes when his attempt at reinventing himself inspires him to join a rock band and write a controversial song that quickly goes viral. With Arts Night coming up, Anthony must decide whether unleashing his rage with the power of free speech is worth the potential cost. 304pp. |
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| Booklist | 11/01/2014 |
| Grades 7-10. According to Anthony Castillo, eighth-graders "battle in the trenches between being a kid and being a teen." All he wants is to rock the Fall Arts Night with his band, the Rusty Soles. But his teachers, his parents, and even, at times, his peers contribute to his sense of helplessness, trapping him within expectations about schoolwork, behavior, and attitude. When Anthony writes an anthem about his frustrations, the song goes viral and sets up a chain of events that just might reinvent him as a student-body hero. (Or get him suspended.) Emerson has written a funny, perceptive book about a kid who views life through the filter of his favorite WWII video game, Liberation Force 4.5 ("There is no secret tunnel out of eighth grade"), and is searching for his voice, both artistically and socially. For all his inability to make adults listen, Anthony is an honest narrator, and his battles with the Man, prediabetes, and the responsibilities of the spotlight will resonate with readers ready to break out of their own bunkers. Dean, Kara. 304p. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, c2014. |
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| Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books | 04/01/2015 |
| R. Gr. 6-8. Eighth grade is hard, but it's even harder if you're fourteen and should be in ninth grade already. Anthony Castillo can't seem to please his teachers, his parents are exasperated, and his ex-girlfriend is now dating his best friend, Keenan; it's all just badness except for after-school Rock Band club. When he's playing his music, everything else just falls away, and the thing is, he's really good and he works hard at it, giving the lie to his teachers' impressions that he's a disruptive, no-talent slacker. After he records a song one night and sends it to Keenan, Keenan uploads it to the internet, and before the weekend is over, they have close to three thousand downloads, which would be great if the song didn't feature the f-bomb, repeatedly. The reception of the song might be fiction, but Anthony's narrative voice is the very real cri de coeur of every middle-school boy who feels as though his real talents are being underserved by the school curriculum. Anthony's a master of figurative language and allusion, but only in reference to his music and when he's comparing the entrapment he feels to a video game; he challenges his English teachers, who will never know how well he can really write because they won't let him write what he wants. Indeed, what's so relatable in this voice-driven narrative is his self-awareness that, when facing the wrath and disappointment of adults, he knows that he should really just keep his mouth shut, let it go, not push the point, it's not going to end well, but, ugh, there he goes again, calling out the hypocrisy of adults and suffering the consequences. Give this, then, to disaffected tweens who might be surprised to find their frustrations with school reflected in a book of all places. KC. 295p. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF ILLINOIS, c2015. |
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| Horn Book Guide | 05/01/2016 |
| 3. Twelve days before his rock band, the Rusty Soles, takes the stage on Arts Night, eighth grader Anthony Castillo pens song lyrics that include the f-word. The song goes viral online, and Anthony has to decide whether he'll censor himself or risk getting in trouble at school. The story's situations and sentiments fit the angsty junior-high setting. de. 297pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2016. |
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| Kirkus Reviews | 11/15/2014 |
| An eighth grader writes a song that perfectly captures how he feels about being stuck between childhood and adulthood.Anthony's in a tough spot. He's feeling disrespected in the classroom and at home. The only place he feels valued is in the after-school Rock Band Club, a program in which he and his friends excel. After a particularly tough day, Anthony stays up all night writing an angst-y anthem that goes viral. His band mates want to play the song at the school's talent show, but will the administration let them play a song with a couple f-bombs in it? Emerson's prose captures the early-teen mood swings well, but it feels weird coming from a character who does fairly well in school and has two loving parents who support his musical interests. When his song crescendos with a repeated, screamed "F*** THIS PLACE!" it's hard not to wonder what it is exactly he hates--a point his club adviser tries to get at as well. Regardless, the narrative momentum keeps readers invested in Anthony's moral conundrum. Unfortunately the book's ending fizzles out in the most disappointing--if realistic--way possible, failing to provide any sort of satisfying resolution to Anthony's problems. A strong effort that stumbles short of the finish line. (Fiction. 12-14). 304pg. KIRKUS MEDIA LLC, c2014. |
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| Publishers Weekly | 12/15/2014 |
| Ages 12-up. Set in Seattle, Emerson's tale explores the trials of guitarist and singer Anthony Castillo, whose only reprieve from the misery of eighth grade is band practice and the prospect of performing an original song at the school's upcoming Fall Arts Night. Anthony compares his daily challenges to scenarios in Liberation Force 4.5, a video game he plays with his best friend Keenan: "Every time you tunnel out, you end up against another concrete wall topped with barbed wire and grown-ups in the sentry posts." Rage at being unfairly grounded inspires Anthony to write heartfelt lyrics that describe his sense of entrapment and include a few emphatic profanities. After Keenan uploads the song to the group's BandSpace page and it becomes an overnight sensation, Anthony faces daunting pressures and high-stakes choices. Emerson (the Atlanteans series) captures the heady mixture of pride, vulnerability, amazement, and fear Anthony feels in having created something of personal significance that, once public, takes on a life of its own. Angst-ridden romantic undercurrents and well-drawn supporting characters enrich this satisfying coming-of-age story. Agent: George Nicholson, Sterling Lord Literistic.(Feb.). 304p. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, c2014. |
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| School Library Journal | 03/01/2015 |
| Gr 6 Up. Eighth grader Anthony Castillo is fed up with his friends, his teachers, and even his parents. He lets it all out in a song that expresses all of his hate and anger, no-holds-barred. He didn't count on the song accidentally getting out and going viral. With his song quickly spreading around his school and the world, Anthony starts receiving positive attention, including from his crush. With his new reputation as a rebel and an upcoming band showcase, pressure mounts for Anthony to perform his song live, a song full of feelings and language that could get him back in hot water again. Emerson paints the angsty ups and downs of a middleschooler feeling misunderstood with lots of drama. Unfortunately, the level of anger that Anthony feels is disproportionate to the reality that is presented within the text. Anthony's voice feels young at times, not jiving with the intense rage and sometimes complicated feelings presented. However, the story's strength and momentum revolves around a cast of colorful secondary characters and the musical story line. VERDICT A work that stays away from anything too edgy or deep, it's still a solid coming-of-age tale that younger readers will pick up for its emotion and shades of rock and roll. Sarah Townsend, Norfolk Public Library, VA. 304p. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, c2015. |
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