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Gr 8 Up—After pyromaniac Iris gets caught setting yet another fire, her mom, Hannah, and her stepfather whisk her from America to London, to live with Ernest, the father she's never met. Ernest is dying, and Hannah is desperate to get her hands on his fortune and priceless art collection. As Iris spends more time with Ernest, though, she begins to realize that he's not the man she's been taught to hate her whole life. They bond quickly over their shared love of art, in particular Fire Color One, a painting by Yves Klein that Iris learned about with her best friend, Thurston. Meanwhile, Thurston is somewhere on the other side of the world, and she has no way to reach him. A Carnegie Medal finalist, this beautifully written and darkly funny novel ends with a twist that will keep readers turning the pages long after bedtime. VERDICT With family dysfunction at its center, this is a poignant story about the power of art to connect and transform from the author of Me, the Missing, and the Dead.—Sarah Polace, Cuyahoga Public Library System, OH
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Praise for Fire Color One:A Carnegie Medal finalist"It’s not often—in fact, it has never happened to me even once—that I fall so hard for a young arsonist. The book moves swiftly, alternating between comedy and sadness, sometimes in the same paragraph. I loved Fire Color One." —Daniel Wallace, critically acclaimed and bestselling author of Big Fish* "Valentine writes about family dysfunction, arson, and art with equal levels of beauty and lyricism, creating a vivid landscape of heartache and redemption....A story about an ugly situation that explodes into beauty through cunning and resilience." —Kirkus *STARRED** "From the first page to the last, Valentine has crafted a masterpiece." —BCCB *STARRED*"[T]his is a poignant story about the power of art to connect and transform." —SLJ"Beautifully written...a quiet, reflective novel that blooms into a thrilling mystery." —Booklist"Fire Color One is a stunning journey of a teenage girl’s struggle to find her place in a world that tries its hardest to keep her out....For fans of stories in which the good guys prevail, this book is perfect." —VOYA"Wise, brilliantly plotted." —The Sunday Times"Beautifully written...this latest creation is her most spectacular yet." —The Guardian Children's Books review“A beautifully written, darkly funny and surprisingly poignant story of art, family and discovering the people we thought we knew.” —Kerry Kletter, critically acclaimed author of The First Time She DrownedPraise for Me, the Missing, and the Dead:A Morris Award finalistWinner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (under title Finding Violet Park)* “Compulsively readable. A memorable new voice.” —Publishers Weekly *STARRED** “Lucas’ pitch-perfect voice and authentic family relationships...and the poignant, coming-of-age mystery will stay with the reader long after the book ends. Valentine’s debut novel shines richly.” —Booklist *STARRED** “Engaging from start to finish.” —School Library Journal *STARRED*“An impressive debut. Valentine offers a rich cast of characters and marvelous writing.” —Buffalo News“Charmingly told, this mystery manages to be both frothy and nourishing.” —Kirkus
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Age Range: 12 and up
Grade Level: 7 - 9
Lexile Measure: HL770L (What's this?)
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Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Philomel Books (January 31, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0399546928
ISBN-13: 978-0399546921
Product Dimensions:
5.8 x 0.9 x 8.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.0 out of 5 stars
4 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
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This review originally appeared on herestohappyendings.com.Fire Color One was an interesting little book with a unique plot that combined a teenage pyromaniac, the love for art, and a father and daughter being reunited ahd sharing secrets. It was also one of those books that I had a bit of a hard time connecting to the main character or the story, even though it was definitely an interesting one. It was a really quick read, and I finished it in a few hours. The twist at the end was one that I didn't really see coming at all, so that made the book quite the delight overall.Fire Color One is one of those that seems to have slipped under the radar for most, and I was really glad that I had the chance to read it (thank you, Penguin Teen!). Before I go through and mention the things I did and didn't care for with Fire Color One, let me start off by talking a little bit about the plot of the book."That's the thing about a good fire. It empties your head completely. It razes everything to the ground so there's nothing left. It's the very definition of calm."Iris has a love for fire. She finds herself setting fires - at first, tiny fires in the park, and eventually it escalates to almost burning down her school. Her mother knows she has a problem, and picks her up and moves her from her home to London, where her estranged father is living. While her mother insists that it is Iris's fault they are moving, in reality, it is because her father is rich and dying, and because her mother and step-father have racked up some much debt, there isn't anything left for them to do.When Iris's mother takes her to meet her father, Iris isn't sure what to expect. She has spent her life thinking that her father had abandoned her and her mother when she was a baby, and while she doesn't like the person her mother has become over the years, she doesn't think she will be able to face her father, either.As Iris spends at first a few minutes with her father, and then hours at the dying man's bedside, she learns more about her past than she could have imagined - including the fact that her mother hasn't been very truthful with her at all. While Iris's mother impatiently awaits his death so that she can claim the house, along with all of the valuable artwork and furniture, Iris finds herself wanting just a few more minutes with the man who hadn't been in her life until now. Just a few more minutes to learn about him, her past, and the secrets that they share.This book seemed kind of short, and while I understand that it might have been written this way to keep the pacing even, I feel like it took away from the ability to really connect with the characters in the story. I didn't have a chance to get to know any of them. To be honest, the only character's name in the whole book I remembered was Iris, because they all just felt sort of bland and not that interesting. I crave a story that's character driven, with plenty of development, personality, and, of course, characters that have dialog that doesn't feel forced, as it did here. I felt nothing for them, and I felt like it made the book unmemorable.However, the plot was enjoyable - a teenage girl who has a desire to set fires who gets swept away to London in order to visit her dying father, even though it's only a ruse on her mother's account so that she can collect his home and all of his artwork, furniture, and money when he dies. This is new, I haven't read anything like this, and I was pretty excited to dive in. The plot was memorable, enjoyable even. I honestly felt like this book could have been spectacular had the characters been developed a bit more during the story.Fire Color One has a great twist at the end - not something that I saw coming, so I was pleasantly surprised by it, that's for sure. When I had closed this book, I had to give the ending a round of applause.The book was a quick read - I read the whole thing in almost a single sitting. I did get rather engrossed in it from time to time, which is why I still gave it three stars. The plot was definitely entertaining and for the most part, really kept me guessing.Note: I received an ARC of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review - Thank you!
FIRE, COLOR, ONE by Jenny Valentine is about as different from FUZZY, the book I reviewed last week, as you can get. Jenny Valentine's edgy young adult novel is a serious portrayal of Iris, a young woman caught up in the addiction of pyromania. With some language and an attempted rape scene, it might not be the book for every teen reader. But, it's also a story of healing, friendship, art, and found family.Plus, it's a story masterfully told through many flashbacks. (Disclaimer: since I listened to the audio book provided by Tantor Media, some of the quotes might not be as exact as if I had read the print version.)"I wasn't ready, once I found him, to let him go."That line from the book's prologue summarizes Iris's heartache and grief. Like a pretzel without beginning or end, this prologue is actually the end. From the beginning of the story, the reader knows Ernest, Iris's father, dies from cancer. What we don't know, is how she "lost" him.Enter the masterful flashbacks.As the story moves forward. the reader discovers that Iris, her selfish mother (Hannah) and egotistical step-father (Lowell) have returned to England. You don't know where they came from or why Iris is unhappy until Iris reflects on the fact that,"...when the only person you care about is on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean and that person is not talking to you and you haven't had time to say goodbye and haven't had time to say I'm sorry."The reader discovers more backstory as Iris looks around her new sterile room and misses the California landscape, the posters on her walls, and Thurston standing at her window waiting for what they're going to do that day.FLASHBACKSValentine's masterful use of simple flashbacks layer in vital backstory but keep the story moving forward. As a reader/listener I was never bogged down in the past. Rather, these flashbacks always informed what was happening in the present.In this way, the reader learns how and why Iris began to set fires. She says, "Some days inside my head there is nothing but fire." Imagining herself setting a fire relaxes her and provides an adrenaline thrill of excitement and a rush of release. Iris is not an arsonist; she doesn't want to harm anyone or anything. But she is an angry, hurt young woman.Upon his request, Hannah brings Iris to her father's deathbed. Iris does not want to be near the man she believes abandoned her as a baby, but eventually bonds with him over art, music, and literature. As Iris watches her father draw near to death, she hears his story, her mother's story, and finally, the truth of her own story. Valentine fits these puzzle pieces together through one flashback after another.Towards the end, as Iris stands outside her father's bedroom door, she hears her mother talk about how dangerous she is as an arsonist. Iris has moved from not caring about her father, to being worried about what he'll think of her. "I knew there was nothing I could say or do to save myself." As she listens to her mother's betrayal, it's excruciating for the reader who knows that inevitably, Iris will start another fire looking for the calm, peaceful, emptiness it gives her. When her mother came to find her, "The next morning my fire was still smoldering. I was still angry. So is she."Valentine does an excellent job portraying Iris's troubled relationships with Hannah and Lowell. They are wannabe actors and their pitiful attempts at pretending to be people who they aren't is in juxtaposition with Iris's real emotional struggles and Ernest's serious physical struggles. Valentine's portrayal of Iris's grief after her father dies was authentic; it reminded me of how I felt when I lost a loved one forty years ago.When the reader gets to the end (which remember, is the beginning) Ernest gives Iris a huge surprise--after his death. Even within this last twist, flashbacks are folded into one another.STORY INNOVATIONCoincidentally, at the same time that I listened to FIRE, COLOR, ONE in my car, I listened to THE HOUSE GIRL by Tara Conklin on my phone. (Well, not exactly at the same time, but you get the idea.) Although this a totally different book (adult fiction with two POV: Lina is a white, modern lawyer; Josephine is a black runaway slave in Virginia before the Civil War) from FIRE, there have a lot in common. Both center on art and involve mothers who abandon their children in one form or another. There is a similar close POV (in FIRE it is first, in THE HOUSE GIRL it's a tight third) with well-chosen details showing the characters, their nonverbal language, and vivid settings. Like FIRE, THE HOUSE GIRL heavily uses backstory to propel the story forward. Much of this backstory comes from documents that Lina uncovers as she searches for a plaintiff in a civil rights reparations case.Conklin is as masterful as Valentine in weaving a story together. Both authors do not present books with a linear plot path of Beginning-Middle-End. The books reminded me of this recent article on Writer Unboxed in which Heather Webb wrote,Story—and innovation—is king. To keep readers coming back to the blessed book, it’s imperative to stand out in all the noise. Maybe this is why writers are experimenting with stylistic changes. Readers are demanding something sensational that really grips them, and even changes their view of the world. Writers can’t sit back on their laurels. They must STRIKE OUT and be unique, as well as create a story that’s universal. (You know, because that’s so easy.)There you have it. Two books which demonstrate exactly what Heather Webb described.THE NARRATOR and THE GIVEAWAYGemma Dawson, FIRE, COLOR, ONE's narrator, does an excellent job of bringing the characters to life. I'm always impressed when a narrator does both male and female voices and flips between different accents without a hitch. It was interesting that Iris spoke as if she was British, although she spent most of her life in the United States. Perhaps it was because she ended up coming home to her British father.I am offering my copy of FIRE, COLOR, ONE to one of you. Please leave me a comment by March 11, 2017 with your email address if you are new to my blog. As always, if you share on social media, I'll enter your name in twice.
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