YA Novel
Break on Through
My first published novel, about a crew of teenage b-girls was inspired by my own love of breakdancing, and was released in February, 2008
Penguin Random House Canada, 2008
Honors: CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens
“Welcome to the worst day of Nadine "Lady Six Sky" Durant's life. Just as she's getting used to the idea of a new baby sister squeezing her out of her family, her parents drop the REAL bomb--they're moving out of Parkdale, the downtown neighborhood they've always called home, to cheesy Rivercrest, a million miles away in the middle of nowhere.
Is this a conspiracy to keep her from breakdancing? Are they trying to force her to break up with her boyfriend Sean, aka Ruckus, aka the leader of their crew, Tha Rackit Klub, aka the sickest crew in all of Toronto? And just when they finally had a shot at the Hogtown Showdown, the biggest b-boy battle in town!”
Profiles & Reviews
Novel │ Exclaim!
Literary Breakdown
Del F. Cowie
Break on Through • Montreal Review of Books
Jill Murray’s Break on Through is a YA novel with substance and style, much like its heroine Nadine, who is known in breakdancing circles as Lady Six Sky. Nadine lives in the Parkdale neighbourhood of Toronto, where she keeps it real with her boyfriend and their breakdancing crew. Her parents are expecting a baby and decide […]
