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Remix

Edgy.  Surprising.  Will she go that far?  These are gut reactions to Remix, a young adult novel by Non Pratt.  Best friends Ruby and Kaz, age 16, take off with Ruby’s older brother and his partner to a music festival for 3 days.  Ruby is the experienced one, the push it to the brink to make it exciting one.  Kaz is the responsible one, even programming in the local Chinese take-out phone number for her mother to have on speed dial while she is away.  Both enter the weekend without a boy to worry about, yet both of their former boyfriends also show up at the festival — #dramawillinsue.  Told in alternating voices of each girl, Pratt’s characterization of each is refreshing but leaves this reader questioning the reality of the girls’ choices.  The lines are definitely blurred between teen and adult as this could be read as an adult storyline.  Sex, drugs and rock n roll, they say.  First published in Great Britian, this U.S. print could gain an audience as it was an enjoyable read and one worth considering as an additional purchase.