I wanted to roar out. touch things i had never touched. to see if it was true. was i still here was this life still here. on this side. whatever you call it dude. wanted to touch everything like van Gogh touched and smeared everything when he painted. so i wrote it and spoke it. maybe mama would hear me. cuz i could hear her. sayin’ When your heart hurts, sing. wherever you go.
Lucky Z has always lived on the edge—he loved to skateboard, to drag race, to feel alive. But things have taken a turn—he’s living with new foster parents and a tragic past. An accident changed everything. And only his voice will set him free.
- ISBN: 9780061432873
- Author: Herrera, Juan Felipe
- Published: 2011, Rayo -HarperCollins Publishers
- Themes: accident, Foster children, Tragedy
- Descriptors: Americas, Realistic Fiction, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
- No. of pages: 128