a debut novel-in-rhyme by Robert Paul Weston that has been called a. She walks in with her music and out with his heart. Blues for Zoey by Robert Paul Weston, 2015, North Star Editions edition, in English. Agent: Jackie Kaiser, Westwood Creative Artists. include Talent byNew York Times bestselling author of The A-List Zoey Dean. Read Blues for Zoey by Robert Paul Weston available from Rakuten Kobo. Writing in Kaz’s voice, Weston ( The Creature Department) strikes a balance between a teen with the weight of adult responsibilities on his shoulders and a youthful naivety, allowing a twist ending to take readers-and Kaz himself-by surprise.

Although the Zoey he comes to know is an illusion, a shadow of reality steeped in inventions and half-truths, her genuine (if oft-resisted) care and concern for him are also evident. His mother suffers from an extremely rare. He plans to send her to a top-notch (and very expensive) sleep clinic in New York. Beyond a look that Kaz describes as “goth-rock Jesus freak, half Bob Marley, half Kewpie doll,” Zoey is a standard femme fatale with a mysterious, ever-changing backstory and a brassy demeanor that separates her from the other girls Kaz’s age. Every penny he earns working at the sketchy Sit’N’Spin Laundromat is for his mother. While they explore their frenetic romantic connection, Kaz is also preoccupied with his mother’s immobilizing sleep disorder, a job at the local Laundromat, and untangling the lies and deceptions of the con artists and vagrants he tends to associate with. From his first glimpse, 16-year-old Kaz Barrett is hypnotized by Zoey, a mysterious street performer with pink dreadlocks and an enormous crucifix-shaped musical instrument.