Pink

Name: Pink
Rating: 4.090909004211426 (11 reviews)

Lili Wilkinson

Feb 2011 · Sold by Harper Collins

11 reviews

Ebook

320

Pages

Eligible

About this ebook

Ava is tired of her ultracool attitude, ultraradical politics, and ultrablack clothing. She's ready to try something new—she's even ready to be someone new. Someone who fits in, someone with a gorgeous boyfriend, someone who wears pink.

But Ava soon finds that changing herself is more complicated than changing her wardrobe. Even getting involved in the school musical raises issues she never imagined. As she faces surprising choices and unforeseen consequences, Ava wonders if she will ever figure out who she really wants to be.

Pink received an American Library Association Stonewall Award Honor for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience.

Supports the Common Core State Standards

Teen Identity Crisis: Ava’s plan is simple: new school, new look, new boyfriend. But shedding her old self—and her old girlfriend, Chloe—is more complicated than just buying a pink sweater.
High School Fiction: From a disastrous musical audition to the politics of the popular kids versus the stage crew "freaks," this story is full of sharp, relatable high school moments.
Found Family: She expected to fit in with the popular crowd, but finds an unexpected home among the "Screws"—the quirky, loyal, and endlessly entertaining stage crew she joins after her singing debut bombs.
An LGBTQ+ Honor Book: Winner of a Stonewall Award Honor, this funny and heartfelt novel explores the messy, confusing, and wonderful journey of figuring out who you are and who you love.

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Ratings and reviews

11 reviews

Avery Northern

April 5, 2021

This is less a book and more a series of fake "and everyone clapped" posts. It reads like a 14 year old explaining why her clique (who all wear similar clothes and have the same interests) are different from other cliques because they're not all clones! The fact that an adult wrote this is embarrassing. The author should be embarrassed. She somehow never developed past high school. She does not write characters; she writes blank mouthpieces for her own opinions and homophobic strawmen (or should I say strawwomyn?). She does not write plots; she writes teenage debate fantasies. Several of her characters could have been combined into one or completely removed because they added nothing to the plot. I lost IQ points reading this.

Ciera Nall

August 7, 2014

It had be laughing out loud, crying, and feeling angry! I really enjoyed this book. I recommend this with full confidence!

Galilea Castro

December 7, 2013

About the author

Born in Melbourne, Australia, Lili Wilkinson was first published when she was twelve, in Voiceworks magazine. After studying creative arts at Melbourne University, Ms. Wilkinson began working for the Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria, where she managed a website for teens about books and reading. She spends most of her time reading and writing books for teens, but when she's not doing that, she's usually hanging out with friends, watching DVDs, and making monsters out of wool. Pink is her U.S. debut.

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