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“Jill Murray’s Break On Through is a YA Novel with substance and style… The author has a fresh, contemporary voice.”
– Montreal Review of Books.
Just when Nadine “Lady Six Sky” Durant’s crew finally has a shot at the Hogtown Showdown, the T-Dot’s biggest b-boy battle, her parents drop the bomb: they’re moving from Parkdale, downtown, to cheesy Rivercrest, a million miles away in the middle of nowhere.
Is this a conspiracy to keep her from breakdancing? Are they trying to force a break up with her boyfriend, Ruckus? And how’s she going to get respect in Rivercrest, when everywhere she turns another hater is waiting to smack her down?
But b-girling is hers and nothing is going to stop Nadine from dancing.
“Murray’s characters provide great examples, even role models, of young women attempting something important to them and breaking through (pardon the pun!) any barriers preventing them from reaching whatever goals they may have.”
– CM Magazine
Read an excerpt
How to get a copy
- Ask your favourite local book store to pre-order it for you.
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- Come to an event and get a copy in person.
- Ask your library to pre-order a copy
You can use these details to help find it:
- Publisher: Doubleday Canada
- Release date: Feb 12 2008
- ISBN-10: 0385664907
News and Events
For past and upcoming readings, signings and events, please have a look at my events page.
F.A.Q.
Everything from how long it takes to write a novel, to where the inspiration for Break On Through came from can be found on the F.A.Q. page
Extras!
- Nadine’s Mixtape: Official Soundtrack of Break On Through
- MasTees limited edition Lady6Sky Tee, illustrated by Kagan McLeod
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