Hick (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781932961324)

This fall, the film festival circuit will be introduced to the indomitable Luli McMullen in Hick, the new film made from the acclaimed novel by Andrea Portes, who also adapted the screenplay. The film--directed by Derick Martini--stars Chlo Grace Moretz, Blake Lively and Eddie Redmayne and features Rory Culkin, Anson Mount, Juliette Lewis and Alec Baldwin in supporting roles.

Hick is the story of Luli (Moretz), a bright kid from a hick town who's had enough and strikes out on her own with some "borrowed" cash, a .45 and her wits. On the road, Luli is taken under the wing of a glamorous young grifter named Glenda (Lively), who has experienced worlds barely imaginable to Luli. As the two make their way across the American landscape, they encounter a captivating and dangerous young man named Eddie Kreezer (Redmayne), a disturbing criminal subculture, and some hard truths about what it means to be a young woman on the run, grasping at a future.

Hick the movie is produced by Lighthouse Entertainment and Taylor Lane Productions, with Stone River Productions serving as executive producer.

Though its first-person narrating voice is fast-paced, powerful and unquestionably authentic, Hick is a debut novel.

Beyond this voice, what makes the book so extraordinary is that, although all of the worst things imaginable do befall this 13-year-old girl, she is never defeated by them. Luli always fights back; she always resurfaces.

Set as a coming-of-age novel, Hick tracks the real perils that modern teenagers so often face. And it does so with bright wit, energy, and an indomitable spirit.

This is a book that will grab the reader from the first page and not let go.

And it is written by a woman who is becoming a cultural force in the hippest parts of Los Angeles.

Author: Andrea Portes
ISBN-10: 1932961321
ISBN-13: 9781932961324
Publisher: Unbridled Books
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2007
Pages: 245
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.06w x 0.77d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/01/2007 pg. 28
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2007 pg. 191
Booksense Picks 05/01/2007 pg. 1
Library Journal 05/15/2007 pg. 84
School Library Journal 07/01/2007 pg. 130
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2007 pg. 40