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Lemon

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Lemon

Written by: Cordelia Strube
Narrated by: Angela Gothos
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Long listed for the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize, Lemon is the story of a teenaged girl with the numbers against her: Three mothers, one deadbeat dad, one cancer-riddled protégé, two friends, one tree-hugging stepbrother, and a 60 percent average. The adults in her life are all mired in self-centeredness and the other kids are busy getting high, and she just can't be bothered to fit in.

©2009 Cordelia Strube (P)2013 Audible, Inc. Canadian Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction
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This kid Lemon is worthy of a visit in this book that bears her name. Strube tells a story layered with rich characterization and literary references with a genuinely unforgettable hero. I am sorry to have reached the last chapter. As for the narration, where are the audio directors when Americans continually mispronounce Canadian terms? And who would ever expect a cop from a small town would have a southern drawl? Come to think of it, why would a British boy not have an accent? These performance oddities should have been avoided.

Stellar story with great depth of meaning

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Incredible book, so moving, but dark and sad. And yet so worth reading. The narrator was amazing.

Breaks your heart

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