My name is Molly.This book is about me.
I'm probablythe guiltiest person who ever lived.But I'm not ready to talk about that yet.I may never be ready ...
This book is about Pixel too, my almost human dog.And about Cristo, my possible future boyfriend.
Mostly, though, it's about Red, this homeless girl I met in the park one night.She's a few years older than me-reckless and wild and more fun than anyone.
But if Red's survived on the streetsthese last few months, it's only been 'cause of dumb luck.And that luck might run out any second now.
That's why I've made it my missionto get her back to her family.Though it's hard to save someonewhen they don't really want to be saved ...
About the Author :
Sonya Sones has written five other novels in verse: Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy; What My Mother Doesn't Know and its companion, What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know; One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies; and To Be Perfectly Honest. Sonya's books have received many honors, but she was especially thrilled when she learned that she was on the American Library Association's list of the Most Frequently Challenged Authors of the 21st Century. She lives near the beach in California. You can visit her at www.sonyasones.com or write her at sonyasones@gmail.com.
Caitlin Kelly, an Earphones Award-winning narrator, is a seasoned voice-over artist with experience in Japan and the United States. She has a BFA in drama and studied musical theater at the Collaborative Arts Project 21, an off-Broadway theater company and musical theater training conservatory. She got started in voice-over work in 2009 while living in Japan where she toured with Disney's World of English and World Family Club as a performer and a puppeteer.
Review :
A beautiful window into the desperate futility of trying to save someone who doesn't necessarily want to be saved.
-- "Booklist (starred review)"
A new book from Sonya Sones is always an event, and Saving Red shows why. This tender, taut novel in verse is both wise and full of heart.
-- "Deb Caletti, author of Essential Maps for the Lost"
I couldn't put Saving Red down.
-- "Jay Asher, #1 New York Times bestselling author"
Moving...A sweet romance and hopeful ending balance the heavy themes that propel this story, and Sones's staccato, first-person poems sensitively trace the innocence Molly sheds as her world expands.
-- "Publishers Weekly"
Original. Heart-wrenching. A beautiful treatise on empathy and love. These characters belong to you-as your own friends-when you read their story. Saving Red is an absolute treasure.
-- "John Corey Whaley, author of Highly Illogical Behavior"
This work is Frank Capra-esque in its belief in the power of love to win out against all odds...While addressing some serious and thorny issues, this book maintains an upbeat and hopeful tone throughout.
-- "School Library Journal"
