This novel's story is told entirely through photographs, which hold the promise of secrets that will unlock the story at second glance. I recommend Chopsticks for readers aged 14 and up. The combination of words, images and video create a compelling story through to the end. Readers can check out links to YouTube videos that highlight performances from the movie “Big” with Tom Hanks, Hoagy Carmichael playing the Chopsticks waltz and more.
Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral use innovative storytelling techniques to keep you turning pages looking for clues to what happens to Glory and Frank. But when Glory is scheduled on a European tour and Frank’s grades spiral down, both begin to spin out of control. They start to spend time together, sharing playlists, texting each other, and hanging out. In high school a boy from Argentina move next door, and Glory’s life expands a bit. As she grows, her progress is seen through recital programs from Carnegie Hall, articles in “The New Yorker,” and photos of Glory with her piano-teacher dad. We see photos of her parents’ marriage, her pregnant mother, and notices of her mother’s death when Glory was only 8. and Europe, and she is renowned for her modern innovations on classical pieces.įrom this beginning, the story of what happened to Glory is slowly revealed through scrapbook cuttings, photos, drawings and more. Only 17 at the time, Glory has already played at top venues in the U.S. Through it all, he remains deeply committed to transcending the visual possibilities in art, in culture, and throughout the universe.Īs Chopsticks opens, Glory Fleming, child prodigy that critics hailed as “the Brecht of the Piano,” has gone missing from the rest home where she was staying and being treated for exhaustion. He has designed countless best sellers, won many, many design awards, taught at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and lectured around the country. Rodrigo Corral (runs Rodrigo Corral Design and has designed covers for Junot Diáz and Chuck Palahniuk, as well as the New York Times bestselling books Decoded by Jay-Z, Classy by Derek Blasberg, and Influence by Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen. She resides in Portland, Maine, and Iowa City, where she is currently an Iowa Arts Fellow at the Writers' Workshop. Her fiction has also appeared in Best New American Voices, Best American Nonrequired Reading, McSweeney's, Mid-American Review, New American Writing, and elsewhere. Jessica Anthony's debut novel, The Convalescent, was published by McSweeney's Books and received abundant critical praise, was an ALA Adult Notable Book of 2009, and was a B&N Discover selection.
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