Good discussions could be generated about the desire to drop out of. Get the book and the music cd before that happens and then make sure to listen in. In a time where im finding most books to be too heavy or inappropriate for some. The very first thing about get it together delilah that hooked me was delilah herself. It was easy to feel that sense of being overwhelmed and struggling to juggle all her responsibilities even as the weight of them was crushing her. Seventeenyearold white delilah has a lot on her plate. Get it together delilah is an odd yet relatable coming of age novel with a down under setting. Jilted by popular student georgina, delilah becomes the target of nearconstant harassment. The homophobic girls at school scold her constantly because of her sexuality which forces her. Get it together, delilah by erin gough the bookish khaleesi. Get it together delilah by erin gough evanston public library. Seventeenyearold delilah green wouldnt have chosen to do her last year of school this way, but she figures it s working fine. Delilah and the cafe her father owns were left in the care of its manager who gets deported. Delilah is left alone her mother left for a new beau and her father is taking a trip to find himself.
Year 11 has not been kind to australian teenager delilah green. Winner of australias ampersand prize for debut young adult fiction. This was originally the book the flywheel, when it was published only in australia. That being said, i had some major problems with certain language used in. Apr 04, 2017 buy get it together, delilah young adult novels for teens, books about female friendship, funny books by gough, erin isbn. That being said, i had some major problems with certain.
Rosas fear of being outed causes conflict with delilah, but events lead to a hopeful and believable resolution. Blog nighttime radio host and book author, delilah. Seventeenyearold delilah green wouldnt have chosen to do her last year of school this way, but she figures its working fine. Seventeenyearold delilah green wouldnt have chosen to do her last year of. Her father, the owner of the small cafe called the flywheel, is off traveling the world, and delilah is left to deal with the cafe. Seventeenyearold delilah green wouldnt have chosen to do her last year of school this way, but she figures its worki. After her mother leaves them, delilah green encourages her father to take an extended vacation while she takes care of running the family owned diner, the flywheel.
Erin goughs fun and frothy get it together, delilah. Erin goughs ya book is the perfect modernday romcom. I fell in love with the characters right off the bat. Small businesses do struggle and i am happy that get it together, delilah. My favorite part about this book was watching delilah come to accept that not every queer person can easily come out of the closet like she did. This is the story of delilah, a young lesbian who is in love with a beautiful latina who works across the street from her fathers cafe. Hardcover young adult novels for teens, books about female friendship, funny books by erin gough.
Her dad is still in a huge funk ever since her mom left them, so delilah encourages her dad to go travel. When her dad finally goes on a relaxing trip to europe, shes left to support the cafe. Shortlisted for the childrens book council of australia book of the year for older readers celebrates individuality and community. Delilah, an australian import, will certainly delight most of my ya patrons.
While her dad goes on a trip to fix his broken heart after her mom left him for another man, del manages the family ca. This is my second to read lgbt novel book and im fond about it. A lesbian teen struggles to balance school, work, and life in goughs charming debut. Get it together, delilah young adult novels for teens, books about female friendship, funny books 9781452151878. Jun 03, 2017 delilahs stubborn refusal of help and unwillingness to take suggestions began to get kind of irritating the farther i got in to the story, but eventually del does, in fact, manage to get it together and i really enjoyed how it all came together for her in the end. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. While her dad goes on a trip to fix his broken heart after her mom left. Although some parts of the plot are a tad bit unbelievable, erin gough does a wonderful job balancing the true to life issues such as bullying and homophobia with plenty of humor. She angered me a lot, but i felt like her anger contributed to her complexity.
She gets frustrated with some of the other characters in the book who are scared or unable to come out to their families and friends. Winner of australias ampersand prize for debut young adult fiction shortlisted for the childrens book council of australia book of. You cant pigeonhole people its the greatest lesson we learned from the breakfast club and its a powerful theme that runs through erin goughs newest novel, get it together, delilah in her novel, erin gough takes us back to high school, when. Seventeenyearold delilah green is doing her best to deal with a chaotic lifeshe is running the family cafe, the flywheel, by herself because her father is on a vacation trying to get over his wife deserting him. It is now getting a new release under the name of get it together delilah. Buy get it together, delilah young adult novels for teens, books about female friendship, funny books by gough, erin isbn. Delilah is awkward around rosa, a flamenco dancer at a nearby restaurant, so she is stunned when rosa initiates a kiss. Apr 04, 2017 in fact, i thought it was a bit weird that this book is blurbed about delilah getting it together when it clearly should have been named after the cafe because thats where we spend most of the time anyway when i found out this book was already released under the name the flywheel. When 17 year old delilahs dad goes off on a months long trip to ease his broken heart, she thinks she will be fine, keeping an eye on things at. This book doesnt gloss over the elements of homophobia that delilah had to face, from her fellow classmates or from her guidance counselor. While her dad goes on a trip to fix his broken heart after her mom left him for another man, del manages the family cafe. I loved that the story pulled me in so quickly that way. Delilah is an engaging teen trying to work her way through the uncertainty and pain of teen life. Its her final year of school and shes struggling to keep her grades up while dealing with homophobic bullying from classmates.
The story centers on a hardnose and complex delilah who cant seem to get it together no matter how hard she tries. Get it together, delilah is a unique comingofage story. Or the nasty posse of mean girls making her life hell. Delilah has a lot of responsibilities for just a high school student. Jul 08, 2017 i was very excited for get it together, delilah. Delilah grows throughout the bookas do the people around her. I love books set in coffee shops and i love strong female characters even if. It was also named a white raven international youth library title. Lionheart is a movement that aims to empower people to find purpose. Her dad is away, so shes stuck managing the flywheel, his coffee shop.
I dont understand the name change, as the flywheel makes much better sense, and is a place most of the story takes place in. Book giveaway for get it together, delilah young adult. The flywheel was published in the united states as get it together, delilah. Get it together is a guide and resource to help you gather your records and prepare important documents. The story follows our protagonist, delilah, when her father goes out of the country for two months and leaves her to run her familys cafe in his absence. Seventeenyearold delilah green wouldnt have chosen to do her last year of school this way, but she. Delilah s stubborn refusal of help and unwillingness to take suggestions began to get kind of irritating the farther i got in to the story, but eventually del does, in fact, manage to get it together and i really enjoyed how it all came together for her in the end. Get it together, delilah book central arkansas library. Get it together, delilah young adult novels for teens. Erin gough seventeenyearold delilah green is doing her best to deal with a chaotic lifeshe is running the family cafe, the flywheel, by herself because her father is on a vacation trying to get over his.
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