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Glitz
Ann Michelle is tired of her boring, sheltered life. She longs for something real. Then she meets Raquel Marissa Diaz-Raq for short. Sassy, streetwise, and totally fearless, Raq is everything Ann Michelle isn't. She has a voice to die for and the attitude to go with it, and she'll stop at nothing to be a star. All Ann Michelle wants is to go along for the ride. Even if tha...more
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published
February 3rd 2011
by Viking Juvenile
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Reading Level: Grades 7+
Ann Michelle has a quiet life, living with her grandma, going to school, hanging with her friends, listening to hip hop music and lusting after the artists. Everything changes when Rachel, who insists everyone call her Raq to acknowledge the rock star that she is, crashes into Ann Michelle’s life. Raq is everything Ann Michelle isn’t – she’s sassy, loud, confident, boisterous, and (according to Ann Michelle’s grandma) dangerous. But Ann Michelle likes the person Raq bring...more
Ann Michelle has a quiet life, living with her grandma, going to school, hanging with her friends, listening to hip hop music and lusting after the artists. Everything changes when Rachel, who insists everyone call her Raq to acknowledge the rock star that she is, crashes into Ann Michelle’s life. Raq is everything Ann Michelle isn’t – she’s sassy, loud, confident, boisterous, and (according to Ann Michelle’s grandma) dangerous. But Ann Michelle likes the person Raq bring...more
17 yr old Ann Michelle lives in Ohio with her grandmother. Her life is quiet, predictable and safe. They live in a nice house, Ann Michelle goes to private school and her three friends always follow the rules.
After Ann Michelle befriends new girl, Raquel Marissa Diaz (Raq) she becomes someone else for awhile . Raq has grown up in foster care and has been in and out of juvie. She has a great voice and dreams of becoming a star.
Ann Michelle and Raq bond over their love of rap music. Especially, th...more
After Ann Michelle befriends new girl, Raquel Marissa Diaz (Raq) she becomes someone else for awhile . Raq has grown up in foster care and has been in and out of juvie. She has a great voice and dreams of becoming a star.
Ann Michelle and Raq bond over their love of rap music. Especially, th...more
Half ridiculous and half enjoyable. The entire book requires you suspend belief and yet it's still an enjoyable ride because the writing is fun. Glitz, who from the beginning talks about what a good girl she is, drops everything the second Raq comes around and then goes on this wild trip where she skips school, sneaks into clubs, and more. Bizarre.
I'm left a little confused on what to classify this as, too. It's not a story of friendship or of finding one's self. A lot happens and nothing happe...more
I'm left a little confused on what to classify this as, too. It's not a story of friendship or of finding one's self. A lot happens and nothing happe...more
Ann Michelle has a quiet life, living with her grandma, going to school, hanging with her friends, listening to hip hop music and lusting after the artists. Everything changes when Rachel, who insists everyone call her Raq to acknowledge the rock star that she is, crashes into Ann Michelle’s life. Raq is everything Ann Michelle isn’t – she’s sassy, loud, confident, boisterous, and (according to Ann Michelle’s grandma) dangerous. But Ann Michelle likes the person Raq brings out of her, and one n...more
The story of a well-brought-up (one might say coddled and protected) girl being entranced by a so-called bad girl is classic; in this case, the setting is Toledo and the world of hip-hop.
Ann Michele uses hip-hop songs as a way of imagining a world beyond Toledo and her strict Gramma, and meeting Raquel (aka "Raq") starts her on the road to seeing things outside her normal sphere. Gramma is convinced Raq is a devil-worshiping, drug taking slut - Ann Michele is entranced by her devil-may-care att...more
Ann Michele uses hip-hop songs as a way of imagining a world beyond Toledo and her strict Gramma, and meeting Raquel (aka "Raq") starts her on the road to seeing things outside her normal sphere. Gramma is convinced Raq is a devil-worshiping, drug taking slut - Ann Michele is entranced by her devil-may-care att...more
While I'm always looking for the latest novel with underlying themes of music, GLITZ would fit more squarely with an appreciator of hip-hop. If you've ever been an obsessive fan of a certain band or musician, you'll relate to these two girls wanting to get up close and personal with Piper MC and his crew, the girls not only meet him backstage but manage to travel on the road with the group for a few days. Ann Michelle feels totally out of her depth having bailed on her grannies curfew to support...more
The intended audiences for Philana Marie Boles’ Glitz are teenagers and young adults. Her main points are: to not put all of your trust in anyone or anything and to always have a back-up plan. I agree with these points because they are true. Boles successfully conveys her points through a fascinating, modern, and relatable story. I would recommend this book to any of my friends.
i really like this book but i think Raq was very selfish and didn't really care about glitz just wanted someone to keep her company along the way, Ann should have just gone home from the get go and they also didn't end the story very well she could have added more detail like they would be talking about something and then the subject would completely change with no explination
Jun 14, 2011
Madison Salem
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An okay story. Not completely my type, especially since I don't usually listen to hip-hop like the characters in the book do.
It was an okay book. Not the best I had ever read though.
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Philana Marie Boles has a BFA in English/Creative Writing and Theater from Bowling Green State University and is the author of Little Divas - a popular novel for tweens - as well as the adult novels In the Paint and Blame It on Eve. She lives, writes and works as a consultant in New York City.
In addition to being a word artist, Philana has worked for Spike Lee's Brooklyn based film company (40 Acr...more
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