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Gr 7-Up To fulfill an assignment to write an autobiography, high school senior Robert Radkovitz records his memories of the sounds, voices, television shows, and songs of his childhood. Most importantly, he weaves in segments of the one tape he owns of a radio broadcast that contains his long-absent father's voice. The title's multiple meanings become clear as Robert seeks clarity about his life throu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

"I grew up in a house built of voices," says Rob, beginning the oral autobiography that serves as his senior thesis. Fittingly, his memoir—like this book itself—is presented in the form of a script, with only dialogue and occasional sound effects used to establish setting, provide exposition, and advance characterization. The opening pages—which contain snippets from unconnected conversations, books being read aloud, dialogue from a Spanish soap opera, and broadcast baseball commentary—are as discordant as a random spin across a radio dial, but the story comes in clearly as Rob begi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More