PAULA DANZIGER'S AMBER BROWN IS TICKLED PINK

Dana Lubotsky is as "in your face" with her narration as Amber Brown is with her thoughts and feelings. Lubotsky is loud, firm, and opinionated--all in a true-to-character way--and very childlike in voice. In this adventure Amber is dealing with her mother's impending remarriage, her father's behavior in the face of the upcoming event, and her classmates' and dear friend Justin's varying views on weddings, which are not necessarily helpful. Lubotsky's words tumble out as fast as Amber thinks them, and she uses pregnant pauses and travels her vocal register to express Amber's feelings. Listeners will be right there with Amber through this whole episode. A.R. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2015]