Sorta Like a Rock Star

Matthew Quick

May 2010 · Sold by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

About this ebook

Juno meets Stargirl in this fresh, funny, and heartbreaking novel that inspired the major motion picture All Together Now.
  Amber Appleton lives in a bus. Ever since her mom's boyfriend kicked them out, Amber, her mom, and her totally loyal dog, Bobby Big Boy (aka Thrice B) have been camped out in the back of Hello Yellow (the school bus her mom drives). Still, Amber, the self-proclaimed princess of hope and girl of unyielding optimism, refuses to sweat the bad stuff. But when a fatal tragedy threatens Amber's optimism--and her way of life, can Amber continue to be the rock star of hope?

With an oddball cast of characters, and a heartwarming, inspiring story, this novel unveils a beautifully beaten-up world of laughs, loyalty, and hard-earned hope. The world is Amber's stage, and Amber is, well...she's sorta like a rock star. True? True.

Ratings and reviews

The story jumps around a lot and it'd hard to take everything in at once, but the concept was good. The execution... Could have been better...

For the record, I think that this just might be the best novel to come out so far in this decade. I couldn't recommend this book enough if I tried. Seriously, please, everyone, do yourself a favor, check it out. You owe it to yourself to experience one of the finest piece of YA literature. It's a unique masterpiece and it's such a fast-paced yet memorable read. True? True.

Very heart breaking but also heart warming! Hope triumphs....by giving it and accepting it when given.

About the author

Matthew Quick (aka Q) is the New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook, The Good Luck of Right Now, and three young adult novels, Sorta Like a Rock Star, Boy21, and Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock. His work has been translated into thirty languages, and has received a PEN/Hemingway Award Honorable Mention. The Weinstein Company and David O. Russell adapted The Silver Linings Playbook into an Academy Award winning film. Q lives in North Carolina with his wife, novelist/pianist Alicia Besette. His website is matthewquickwriter.com.