num_pages: 336
description: An electrifying novel about love, loss, and the power of musicAfter his father is murdered, Keith and his mother try desperately to pick up the pieces of their lives. But his father s death has left them devastated-both emotionally and financially. Forced to leave Brooklyn and move in with his aunt, Keith urgently clings to every last reminder of his dad, discovering comfort in his own music and that of the late legend-and his father s idol-Jimi Hendrix. In Jimi s music, Keith finds solace, and brief moments of reprieve from his chaotic new life. But just as he begins to get a handle on his father s death, he discovers the secrets of his father s life--secrets that threaten to tear apart what s left of his fragile family.
language: English
title: Jimi & Me
titlecomplete: Jimi & Me
genres: Realistic Fiction, Music, Young Adult, Poetry, Family, Fiction, Novels
ratings_count: 212
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: John Steptoe New Talent Award
category: Author
publisher: Jump At The Sun