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- ISBN: 0-9698064-9-3
- $12.95
- Fiction
- 136pp
- 2000
With purple hair and sequined boots Traci Yamoto stars in a wicked riot-grrl rumble against family expectations and private school poseurs. Over lunch at the Pink Pearl, Traci narrates a wickedly witty journey through her family history and the implosions of her teen years. Craving the protection of a thick skin, she picks up a razor and begins to carve. A slip of the hand lands Traci in psych ward 7, but a tattoo gun, a Goth, and a microphone offer her a way out of the 'burbs and into her own skin.
Nominated for the Pearson Canada Reader's Choice Award
"Short but very sweet, Cover Me packs a whole lotta punch . . . Sardonic, clever and totally hip, the book has a Gen X feel without sacrificing depth or sounding cheesy. NNNN"
NOW Magazine
"brisk and engaging"
The Globe & Mail
"a funny-sad tale delivered by an interesting new voice."
Quill & Quire
"Bitter and sweet, Tamaki's heroine has you rooting for her all the way."
Tamai Kobayashi, Herizons
"sparkling, funny and smart"
Canadian Woman Studies
"Mariko Tamaki's first novel, Cover Me, is a stunner."
Rice Paper