The Roof over Our Heads
- Author Nicole Kronzer
- Narrator Graham Halstead
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 3 January 2023
- Run Time 9 hours and 16 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Drama and performing, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members.
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What to expect
A charming YA novel about a family who puts on an immersive, interactive play to save their historical home
Finn lives in a family of theater lovers. His older brothers are both actors, and one of his moms is an actor and the other one is a director. They even live in an enormous historic mansion owned by the Beauregard, Minnesota’s largest regional theater. Finn is desperate to be an actor, too, despite the fact that he can never seem to remember his lines. When a new artistic director threatens to sell the Jorgensen house and kick his family out of the only home he’s ever known, his family puts on a show—an immersive 1890s experience unlike anything else out there. But will it be too much for his mom Lula, who is recovering from cancer? Will Finn connect with his crush and deal with his long-time rival, Jade? Will saving the house save Finn’s acting career? Funny, warm, and full of Victorian hijinks, this is a novel for anyone looking for a place to belong.
Critics Review
u201cA smart, funny, bighearted exploration of the roles people playu2026and the great delights that can come when weu2019re brave enough to veer off script. I loved it.u201d
u201cCome for the high jinks, blown lines, absurd costumes, and Victorian history trivia, stay for Finnu2019s discovery of what truly matters when it comes to being a family. An uproarious, touching, and unforgettable delight.u201d
u201cThe Roof Over Our Heads is like callbacks, opening night jitters, and the all-night cast party all rolled into one glorious shout of a book. Nicole Kronzer writes with hope and humor and captures perfectly what itu2019s like to long to belong.u201d
u201cA fight song for theatre kidsu2014perfectly capturing the need to belong while exploring what strings tie us to family. Readers will root for Finn in this beautifully crafted story that digs deep at how performative life can feel sometimes.u201d
u201cDelightfully funny and genuinely sweet, this story of family, theatre, love, and history will make you smile for a long time after closing its pages.u201d
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