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Powell, Randy

Tribute to Another Dead Rock Star

215 pp. | Farrar | April, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-374-37748-0 $$17.00
(2) YA Grady is headed to Seattle for a tribute concert for his mom, a heavy metal idol who died three years ago from a life of excess. Grady's looking forward to spending time with his mildly retarded half-brother, whose staunch Christian, relentless supermom clashes with Grady on every subject. The smoothly written novel depicts a real teen with unusual parentage and eloquently portrays the complexities and affections of family life.
Reviewer: Lauren Adams | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 1999

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