Following Zippy by C.N. Burdette – a Review
I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect when I started to read Following Zippy, (graciously supplied by author C.B. Burdette in return for an honest review) but I ended up really enjoyed the book. Billed as young adult, you won’t find post apocalyptic words, vampires, werewolves, or any other cliches that have unfortunately come to define the genre. Instead, this first-person novel chronicles the story of Gabe Perkins, aged 15, who’s just been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and how he deals with what could be the end of his life.
Along the way he meets a girl named Zippy, who only he seems to be able to see. I won’t spoil the book by getting into whether or not Zippy is real, but suffice it to say that she has a life-altering impact on Gabe’s life.
The supporting characters (Gabe’s mother, his best friend Tony, and his unrequited crush Darla) are well developed and you feel for them as they come to the very real realization that they might lose Gave forever. Yes, Burdette has spun a real tearjerker here, and the book will stay with you long after you read the last page. A solid 4-star book, and highly recommended.
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ABOUT THE
BOOK
Title: Following Zippy
Author: C.B. Burdette
Published: July 2014
Word Count: 67,000
Genre: Young Adult
Synopsis:
At fifteen most guys only have to worry
about the style of their shoes, or mustering up the courage to talk to the pretty girl sitting across
the room. Gabe Perkins isn’t most guys. After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, he begins
to make friends with a girl so ethereal that he starts to question his own sanity.
ABOUT THE
AUTHOR
C.B. Burdette grew up a gypsy at her
parents hands. With a dad in the Air Force, she was able to experience life on the road, soaking
up culture. After spending 6 years working as a model, she realized that the industry wasn’t
much of what she was looking for in life. More often than not, C.B. felt like Jo Stockton in Funny
Face and escaped into the world of film, where work is based on something more than beauty,
something she could truly emote through. Between spending 12 hour days on set, and tending
to her daughter and cat, C.B. escapes real life through writing fiction.
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EXCERPT
“Look at those fish,” she said, diverting her attention towards the creek.
“What about them?” I asked her.
“They’re just swimming along. Living. Breathing. I wonder,” she said as she nudged her
shoulder against mine, “If they know what purpose they serve.”
“Well, they probably don’t.”
“Why’s that?”
“Because, they’re fish?”
“Don’t think so low of the marine species.”
“Zippy, they’re little minnows. They’re so little they probably only live a few months. Why worry
about their place in life.”
“I don’t know. Something of the simplicity of them is nice though, you must admit.” She gleamed
ear to ear, “Imagine, if you were a little minnow, swimming down the creek.”
“Oh, crap.”
“What?”
“I have no clue. Do you really think there’s something out there that really cares about this little
fish. Or even, you know, something out there that is looking down at us, talking about us like
we’re little fish. Just tiny little minnows swimming down a stream, unsure of what fate lies ahead
of us?”
“I do.”
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