Boomi's Boombox

Name: Boomi's Boombox
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Shanthi Sekaran
ISBN: 9780063051614

Author: Shanthi Sekaran

Narrator: Sohm Kapila

Unabridged: 7 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 05/23/2023

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes, Science Fiction Stories

Synopsis

Acclaimed author Shanthi Sekaran delivers a powerful story about grief, family, dance, and friendship that follows a young girl who accidentally travels back in time to meet her dad as a child that will change her life forever. Perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish and The Ethan I Was Before. A Junior Library Guild Selection! When Boomi’s dad dies of Covid, the rest of her life topples like a row of dominoes. First her best friend, Bebe, stops talking to her. Then she gets kicked out of her ballet academy. Her mom becomes hyper focused on her weight. Her grandmother sinks further into the shadows of her mind.Then Boomi is given one last gift from her dad: his old boombox. Inside it, she finds a mix tape and a note: You can change your life. When she presses play on the boombox, her life really does change: she’s magically transported to Thumpton-on-Soar, England, 1986. And her dad’s there!But he doesn’t know he’s her dad—he’s twelve, just like Boomi. Boomi starts to see what being twelve was like for her dad, growing up Indian in a town that wanted to silence people like him. She starts to understand why he never went back. But why is Boomi sent back to Thumpton? Is she supposed to save her dad? Or change her life?

About Shanthi Sekaran

Shanthi Sekaran is a novelist and television writer who lives in Berkeley, California. Lucky Boy, her most recent book for adults, came out in 2017. The Samosa Rebellion is her first middle grade book. When she’s not writing, she plays soccer and the ukulele. She has two kids and a cat named Frog.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alexis on July 03, 2023

I could not put this book down! It was so good and so many great themes and topics mentioned in this book. Body image. Dance. Friendship. Family. Being loud. All fantastic. Oh...and TIME TRAVEL plus 80S MUSIC!!! It has it all. Highly recommend.......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on March 28, 2024

"Boomi's Boombox" by Shanthi Sekaran is a compelling entry into the middle-grade genre, melding realistic fiction with the enchanting element of time travel. The narrative embarks on an emotional journey with Boomi, a young girl grappling with the cascading effects of her father's death from Covid.......more

Goodreads review by Mark on June 09, 2023

Like a satisfying mixtape, Shanthi Sekaran's new novel Boomi's Boombox is emotionally and thematically eclectic. Twelve-year-old Boomi has been expelled from a ballet academy, kicked to the curb by her bestie, and fat-shamed by her own mother. Worst, her father died of Covid. Boomi is American, but......more

Goodreads review by Jeni on January 20, 2024

Actual rating: 4.5 stars I had no idea what to expect when I picked up this eARC. Immediately upon starting the read, I was struck by the quality of Sekaran's writing. Right away I knew this narrative would deal with hard topics since it opens after the height of the pandemic which took the life of h......more

Goodreads review by Pat on August 26, 2023

I almost didn’t keep reading this book, because I was worried about the aspects of forcing someone to go on a diet. But I am very very glad that I did read it because there was a lot more depth to all of the characters. than it first appeared, and the concept of time travel and finding yourself thro......more