Noteworthy by Riley Redgate

Published on May 2, 2017 by Amulet

Source: eARC from the publisher for review

Plot Summary for Noteworthy by Riley Redgate

 It’s the start of Jordan Sun’s junior year at the Kensington-Blaine Boarding School for the Performing Arts. 

Unfortunately, she’s an Alto 2, which—in the musical theatre world—is sort of like being a vulture in the wild: She has a spot in the ecosystem, but nobody’s falling over themselves to express their appreciation. 

So it’s no surprise when she gets shut out of the fall musical for the third year straight. Then the school gets a mass email: A spot has opened up in the Sharpshooters, Kensington’s elite a cappella octet. 

Worshiped ... revered ... all male. Desperate to prove herself, Jordan auditions in her most convincing drag, and it turns out that Jordan Sun, Tenor 1, is exactly what the Sharps are looking for.

Review of Noteworthy by Riley Redgate

LOVED this. Think Pitch Perfect meets She's The Man.

But this book is way more than just a fluffy story about a girl with a contralto voice who attends a performing arts boarding school. A girl whose voice shuts her out of the typical female musical theater parts. A girl who decides to disguise herself as a guy and audition for an all-male acapella group so she can have her chance on stage.

Noteworthy doesn't just use Jordan's stunt as a plot device, it also takes a hard look at gender roles, stereotypes and expectations; the spectrum of gender and sexual identity and expression; and class issues.

Highly recommend this one!

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