Love, Jacaranda
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- ¥880
発行者による作品情報
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beastly, Alex Flinn, comes a new contemporary novel about one girl’s journey to find her voice and let love in.
“A delicious bonbon of a love story.”—New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Nancy Werlin
Jacaranda Abbott has always tried to keep her mouth shut. As a foster kid, she’s learned the hard way that the less she talks about her mother and why she’s in jail, the better.
But when a video of Jacaranda singing goes viral, a mysterious benefactor offers her a life-changing opportunity—a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school for performing arts. Eager to start over somewhere new, Jacaranda leaps at the chance, and she pours her heart out in emails to the benefactor she’s never met.
Suddenly she’s swept up into a world of privilege where the competition is fierce and the talent is next level. As Jacaranda—Jackie to her new friends—tries to find her place, a charming boy from this world of wealth catches her eye. She begins to fall for him, but can he accept her for who she really is?
Boarding School Romance: At a school for the gifted, foster kid Jacaranda feels like an outsider—until she catches the eye of the charming and wealthy Jarvis.Secret Benefactor: After a singing video goes viral, an anonymous "Mr. Smith" offers her a full scholarship. Now, her only connection to him is through the emails where she pours out her heart.Secrets and Lies: She’s trying to leave her past behind, including the truth about her mother’s prison sentence. But as she falls for Jarvis, her secrets threaten to tear their new relationship apart.Coming of Age: A heartfelt and uplifting journey about a girl finding her voice, her talent, and her first love, all while learning that where you come from doesn’t have to decide where you’re going.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The elements comprising this dramatic, jauntily plotted epistolary novel will be familiar to consumers of romantic literature, though they've been updated with a modern sensibility. After a video of her singing at the Southern Publix where she works goes viral, 16-year-old Jacaranda Abbott is plucked from foster care by a mysterious benefactor. What begins as a thank-you email to him turns into a diary-style narrative, though it's never quite believable that she would confess so much to a stranger. "John Smith" provides a full ride to Michigan's Midwestern Arts Academy, where Jacaranda blossoms into a star and falls in love with her suitemate's rich, generous cousin, Jarvis. Jacaranda worries that her secret her mother is in prison for hitting an abusive boyfriend with her car will alienate her from her peers. Jarvis harbors a secret of his own, one that many readers will guess before story's end, and the two must confront their differences. Flinn (Girls of July) integrates serious issues such as class dynamics, the myth of meritocracy, and domestic abuse without seeming heavy-handed. For better or worse, she doesn't investigate them deeply; this novel is best consumed as wish-fulfillment fantasy for any teenager who belts show tunes in the shower. Ages 13 up.
