Seek, Paul Fleischman
Seek, Paul Fleischman
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Seek

Author: Paul Fleischman

Narrator: Full Cast

Unabridged: 2 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/23/2002


Synopsis

Assigned to write an autobiography, high-school senior Robert Radkovitz instead creates a sound portrait of his life as he remembers it. Looking back, he hears his mother's singing, his grandmother's mysteries, Mexican soap operas, Poe, poetry, and, most cherished, the voice of his absent father from a single tape of one of his radio shows.
Told in a collage of voices, Seek describes Rob's search for his father, a search pursued not through San Francisco's streets, but through the labyrinth of the airwaves. Psychic readers, baseball announcers, pirate DJs, friends, and teachers join a rich, ringing aural autobiography that's as joyfully comic as it is compelling.

About The Author

Paul Fleischman has written over 25 books for children and young adults. He received a Newbery Medal for Joyful Noise and a Newbery Honor for Graven Images. His most recent novel, Whirligig, was named a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, and Booklist. He lives in Monterey, California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Daniel

When I first started reading this, I wasn’t quite sure what to make of the multi-voice style. But by the end of it I enjoyed the format and the story itself. The reason I makes this a “spoiler” review is because of this: I loved how the book came full circle with the Day of the Dead and the gumbo. A......more

Goodreads review by Walter

On September 14, 2001, at the Sonoma County Library in Santa Rosa, I adapted and directed the world premiere of this work, a radio play in novel form. We performed it as a radio play in front of a live audience, a collaboration between the local Sonoma County NPR affiliate and the Central Santa Rosa......more

Goodreads review by Liz

An interesting book about a boy's coming of age and his search through the airwaves for his absent DJ father, Lenny. This book was unique in that it was written to sound/read like a radio drama. It would be great adapted for a stage performance! I liked Seek for it’s groundbreaking format—the radio d......more

Goodreads review by Kyle

So in my introduction i think Seek is a good book because it starts off with ''high school senior Rob Radkovitz. which he decides to ''ĺisten''back on his old life''. Also it talks about alot of radio announcers in this story. Secondly another reason i love this story it is very exciting like at one po......more