Book post: Chopsticks

Book cover from Penguin

Anthony, J. & Corral, R. (2012). Chopsticks. New York, NY: Razorbill.

Told through photographs, artifacts, text messages, and letters, this book is a beautiful and haunting story. A piano prodigy, Glory, loses her mother at a young age, and her father pressures her to become a star. When she falls in love with her next door neighbor, Frank, she becomes happier but also starts thinking about the past more than usual. Her stress and depression build, and flashbacks alter the timeline to the point where it is hard to tell what is real and what is imagined. 

Chopsticks also has an app with additional content.