Tate, Nikki. Fallout.
Orca 2011 168p 9.95 978-1-55469-272-9
ms/hs VG-BN Realistic Fiction
Tara has carried the guilt of not answering her sister Hannah’s call
on the day that she committed suicide a year ago. Tara works through her myriad
of emotions by writing poetry to compete in poetry slams.
Tara is out and having a good time with her boyfriend David, when she
chooses not to answer her sister’s call. This is the last call her sister,
Hannah makes before committing suicide. Tara deals with her conflicting emotions
and lack of supportive parents by competing in poetry slams with her close
friends, Ebony and Maddy.
Tara tells her story and explains the events of Hannah’s life leading up to her suicide through poems she has created to compete in poetry slams. Through the competitions, other poets are eliminated sending Tara on her way in the National Poetry Slam, along with her new friend Rosie. Rosie’s poems narrate her own experiences and Tara finds a unique connection with Rosie.
Nikki Tate has creatively written a novel that uses the beauty of poetry to tell a sad but familiar story. Emotions surrounding a suicide are complex and confusing. This book explores the feelings of a close one left behind that is bearing the guilt and grief associated with the catastrophic event. Through the author’s use of poetry and the short narration surrounding it, these intrapersonal emotions are examined. Additionally, the main character finds comfort interpersonally as well, as she meets a new friend that reveals her own similar conflicts through her own poetry creating a poignant ending.
Realistic fiction Virginia McGarvey
Tara tells her story and explains the events of Hannah’s life leading up to her suicide through poems she has created to compete in poetry slams. Through the competitions, other poets are eliminated sending Tara on her way in the National Poetry Slam, along with her new friend Rosie. Rosie’s poems narrate her own experiences and Tara finds a unique connection with Rosie.
Nikki Tate has creatively written a novel that uses the beauty of poetry to tell a sad but familiar story. Emotions surrounding a suicide are complex and confusing. This book explores the feelings of a close one left behind that is bearing the guilt and grief associated with the catastrophic event. Through the author’s use of poetry and the short narration surrounding it, these intrapersonal emotions are examined. Additionally, the main character finds comfort interpersonally as well, as she meets a new friend that reveals her own similar conflicts through her own poetry creating a poignant ending.
Realistic fiction Virginia McGarvey
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