Swirling riffs of language and a propulsive beat set this gritty, transcendent novel in motion.
Amid the sparkle and hum of a New York City winter, Jed and his best friend, Flyer, are filming a documentary of their neighborhood. All around them are images that Jed's older brother Zeke wrote about: drummers, drunks, dog walkers, and the beautiful water towers that dot the city's skyline. But what Jed is really in search of is Zeke, a poet who loved jazzman Charlie "Bird" Parker and who left behind his CDs, a notebook, and a lot of unanswered questions.
When Jed encounters a mysterious homeless girl he thinks holds the key to connecting him to Zeke, it could be his only way to unlock his deepest sorrow and discover how to be—who to be—on his own.
It's winter break, and Jed's family continues to grieve the death of his older brother, Zeke, from complications of diabetes. Zeke was a poet, a lover of jazz (especially Charlie "Bird" Parker), and of life on the edge. Thanks to a found and treasured journal of his brother's poetry, Jed is now seeing the world through Zeke's eyes. This production is an example of how an audiobook can surpass its print parent. Dion Graham's first-person narration captures the grief, confusion, and search for meaning that Jed wrestles with. Along with the jazz licks that introduce and conclude the story, he brings to life a novel that doesn't fully breathe on the page. N.E.M. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine
About the Author
TRACY MACK’S debut novel, Drawing Lessons, was named a Booklist Top Ten First Novel of 2000, a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, a Bank Street College Best Book, and a Teen People NEXT Award finalist. A book editor and devoted yogini, she lives in Brooklyn, New York, and the Berkshires with her husband, Michael Citrin.
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