A Constellation of Roses

by Miranda Asebedo, Katherine Littrell (Read by)

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781094078977
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	11/05/2019
Edition description:	Unabridged
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 5.70(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Miranda Asebedo lives on the prairie with her husband, two kids, and two majestic bulldogs named Princess Jellybean and Captain Jack. She is the author of The Deepest Roots and A Constellation of Roses, and she can be found online at www.mirandaasebedo.com.

Katherine Littrell is a Sydney-based audiobook narrator who studied English literature at Bryn Mawr College. She has lived in the United States and the UK, but is glad to be back home in Australia, where she enjoys knitting, making furniture, and talking out loud to herself in small spaces.

Editorial Reviews

Asebedo unravels a beautiful tale of secrets and shame as Trix’s story gradually unfolds… A compelling exploration of what makes a family, how the past defines us, and the struggle to change.” — Booklist

From the Publisher

Asebedo unravels a beautiful tale of secrets and shame as Trix’s story gradually unfolds… A compelling exploration of what makes a family, how the past defines us, and the struggle to change.

Booklist

Asebedo unravels a beautiful tale of secrets and shame as Trix’s story gradually unfolds… A compelling exploration of what makes a family, how the past defines us, and the struggle to change.

Booklist

Narrator Katherine Littrell is the voice of 17-year-old Trix McCabe, who is trying to survive alone after her mother disappears. Her voice projects a false bravado as she recounts her story of distrust, loneliness, and need. When her case worker tracks her down and places her with the family of the father she never knew, Trix has a chance to change her life’s direction. Littrell is adept at giving Trix a range of emotions as she resists but eventually opens herself up to connection. Auntie’s tough-love voice encourages Trix to put down roots and bloom or wither. Mia’s voice is full of unconditional love and acceptance as she wraps Trix seamlessly into the McCabe family. Cousin Ember’s shy voice gains confidence while supporting Trix. An original coming-of-age story. N.E.M. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

FEBRUARY 2020 - AudioFile

Narrator Katherine Littrell is the voice of 17-year-old Trix McCabe, who is trying to survive alone after her mother disappears. Her voice projects a false bravado as she recounts her story of distrust, loneliness, and need. When her case worker tracks her down and places her with the family of the father she never knew, Trix has a chance to change her life’s direction. Littrell is adept at giving Trix a range of emotions as she resists but eventually opens herself up to connection. Auntie’s tough-love voice encourages Trix to put down roots and bloom or wither. Mia’s voice is full of unconditional love and acceptance as she wraps Trix seamlessly into the McCabe family. Cousin Ember’s shy voice gains confidence while supporting Trix. An original coming-of-age story. N.E.M. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

FEBRUARY 2020 - AudioFile

2020-02-17
A teenager finds love and family after a tough start in life.

Seventeen-year-old Trixie McCabe is a school dropout and a drifter living on her own since her drug-addicted mother walked out on her. Trix uses her gift for going unnoticed to steal whatever she needs to support herself. When she is caught by social services, she is given the choice to either go to jail or live with her late father’s family in the small town of Rocksaw, Kansas. After she chooses the latter option, Trix discovers that possessing a gift marks her as a true McCabe woman: Her aunt, Mia, can bake magical pies while her cousin, Ember, can tell a person’s deepest secret through touch. But even though she is welcomed with open arms, staying put goes against Trix’s instincts and everything she has ever known. A stand-alone companion to Asebedo’s debut, The Deepest Roots (2018), the novel follows Trix’s journey as she makes choices that will define her, with an arc that explores trauma, loneliness, and acceptance. If some of the plot points are paint-by-numbers, this is offset by the genuinely touching and supportive relationship between the McCabe women. The magical abilities of the McCabes are an open secret in Rocksaw, accepted at face value. Trix is coded as white, and some secondary characters are people of color, including Trix’s Latinx romantic interest, Jasper Ruiz.

Whimsical and heartwarming. (Magical realism. 14-18)

Kirkus Reviews