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Let Me Hear a Rhyme
by Tiffany D. Jackson
Is 1998 historical fiction now? I'm not ready for this, if so. Guess I'll be living in denial.
I listened to this on audio, which had four different narrators. I liked three out of the four, so that made for a mostly enjoyable listening experience (and even the one I didn't really like grew on me by the end of the book.) I do enjoy full-cast audiobooks, so that was fun.
I was not a huge hip hop fan in the nineties, and I grew up white and in Maine, so it took me a little while to get into the book. The hip hop lingo and slang come fast and hard, which took me some time to get used to. Once I was in, I was putting in those CDs over and over!
Stef was murdered, and his two best friends and his sister are going to make sure people don't forget him by promoting his music as if he is still alive. Each one keeps secrets, and they all need to keep one in order to keep the dream alive. It's a good mystery/heist book, and although some parts seem to stretch reality a bit, I think teens will enjoy this story a lot.
I listened to this on audio, which had four different narrators. I liked three out of the four, so that made for a mostly enjoyable listening experience (and even the one I didn't really like grew on me by the end of the book.) I do enjoy full-cast audiobooks, so that was fun.
I was not a huge hip hop fan in the nineties, and I grew up white and in Maine, so it took me a little while to get into the book. The hip hop lingo and slang come fast and hard, which took me some time to get used to. Once I was in, I was putting in those CDs over and over!
Stef was murdered, and his two best friends and his sister are going to make sure people don't forget him by promoting his music as if he is still alive. Each one keeps secrets, and they all need to keep one in order to keep the dream alive. It's a good mystery/heist book, and although some parts seem to stretch reality a bit, I think teens will enjoy this story a lot.