Not Otherwise Specified
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.13 (869 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1481405950 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Both girls are auditioning for Brentwood, a prestigious New York theater academy that is so not Nebraska. From the award-winning author of Break and Teeth comes a raw and honest exploration of complicated identities in a novel about a girl living on the fringe of every fringe group in her small town.Etta is tired of dealing with all of the labels and categories that seem so important to everyone else in her small Nebraska hometown.Everywhere she turns, someone feels she’s too fringe for the fringe. Not gay enough for the Dykes, her ex-clique, thanks to a recent relationship with a boy; not tiny and white enough for ballet, her first passion; not sick enough to look anorexic (partially thanks to recovery). Etta doesn’t fit anywhere—until she meets Bianca, the straight, white, Christian, and seriously sick girl in Etta’s therapy group. Bianca might be Etta’s salvation…but can Etta be saved by a girl who needs saving herself?
From School Library Journal Gr 9 Up—High school junior Etta juggles many identities, none of which seem to fit quite right. Together, they prepare for the auditions and form a surprising friendship, one that embraces flaws, transcends identities, and is rooted in genuine caring. She's a dancer, but just tap these days, not ballet, because as a short, curvy, African American teen, she doesn't seem to have the right look for ballet. Moskowitz masterfully negotiates all of the issues, never letting them overwhelm the story, and shows the intersectionality of the many aspects of Etta's identity. She's bisexual, but shunned by her group of friends, the
Finally, something I can relate to! wickedjr Where has this book been all my life?! This book would have the best thing ever when I was a young teenand it still is.I am bisexual like the main character Etta. I had a really hard time coming to terms with that because of my religious family (I know many wonderful religious people to, my family just has a bunch of nutsto put it nicely).So in ways I related to Etta, and to her friend Bianca as well.This speaks so much about how bisexuals can struggle to find acceptance in either community, with straigh. Christina (A Reader of Fictions) said One of the Strongest Voices in Fiction. Not Otherwise Specified was my third Hannah Moskowitz novel, so I thought I knew what to expect. I liked the other two. Not Otherwise Specified, though, has this totally unfortunate cover compared to the others, and I don’t know. Basically, my body was not ready for the emotional impact this book had on me. Moskowitz blew my mind with this one, making me laugh and even cry, not something I do often during books.The thing about this book is that I’m sort of surprised I loved it so much. I mean. Amazing doesn't begin to cover it. Etta is larger than life and you need to listen to her story.This book is a love letter for girls everywhere who never feel like enough. For the girls who have fought in favor and against of achieving "perfection".Etta's story is for the ones that do not fit into boxes, and that refuse to be defined by others perception of them.With an incredible leap-out-of the page voice , NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED delves into the world of musical theatre, teenagers trying to figure their path, mental illness, being quee
Learn more at HannahMoskowitz. Hannah Moskowitz is the award-winning author of the young adult novels Break; Invincible Summer; Gone, Gone, Gone; and Teeth; as well as the middle grade novels Zombie Tag and Marco Impossible. . She lives in New York City