Unsinkable Cayenne

ISBN: 0063314452

Author: Vitalis, Jessica

Condition: New

When her unconventional parents finally agree to settle down in one place, twelve-year-old Cayennes dreams come true-but the reality of fitting in is much harder than she imagined. Acclaimed author Jessica Vitalis crafts an unforgettable historical novel-in-verse about belonging, family, and social class for fans of Lisa Fippss Starfish and Jasmine Wargas Other Words for Home.Cayenne and her family drift from place to place, living in their van. It hasnt been a bad life-Cayenne and her mother birdwatch in every new location, they have a cozy setup in their van, and they sing and dance and bond over campfires most nights. But theyve never belonged anywhere.As Cayenne enters seventh grade, her parents decide to settle down in a small Montana town. Cayenne hopes that this means she will finally belong somewhere and make some friends. But it turns out that staying in one place isnt easy at all.As her social studies class studies the Titanic tragedy (the wreckage has just been discovered and her teacher is obsessed), Cayenne sees more and more parallels between the social strata of the infamous ship and her own life. Will she ever squeeze her way into the popular girls clique, even though they live in fancy houses on the hill and she lives in a tiny, rundown home with chickens in the front yard? Is it possible that the boy she likes actually likes her back? Can she find a way to make room for herself in this town? Does she really want to? Maybe being normal isnt all its cracked up to be.Unsinkable Cayenne is a character-driven novel-in-verse about family, friendship, first crushes, and fitting in. Set in the mid-1980s, this literary novel is for readers of Megan E. Freemans Alone and Erin Entrada Kellys We Dream of Space.