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High School: A Memoir

By: Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, Tegan and Sara
Narrated by: Tegan Quin, Sara Quin
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This program is read by the authors and features bonus interviews and rough recordings of Tegan and Sara's first songs, recorded on cassette tapes in the late '90s, and rediscovered 20 years later while writing High School.

From iconic musicians Tegan and Sara comes a nostalgic memoir about high school, detailing their first loves and first songs in a compelling look back at their origin story.

High School is the revelatory and unique coming-of-age story of Sara and Tegan Quin, identical twins from Calgary, Alberta, growing up in the height of grunge and rave culture in the '90s, well before they became the celebrated musicians and global LGBTQ icons we know today.

While grappling with their identity and sexuality, often alone, they also faced academic meltdown, their parents' divorce and the looming pressure of what might come after high school. Written in alternating chapters from both Tegan's point of view and Sara's, the book is a raw account of the drugs, alcohol, love, music and friendship they explored in their formative years.

A transcendent story of first loves and first songs, it captures the tangle of discordant and parallel memories of two sisters who grew up in distinct ways even as they lived just down the hall from one another. This is the origin story of Tegan and Sara.

©2019 Sara Quin, Tegan Quin (P)2019 Hachette Audio UK
Entertainment & Celebrities LGBTQ+ Studies Lesbian Studies Celebrity Memoir Heartfelt High School
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My partner read the book, while I have the audible version. To be given the opportunity to have it read by the authors and to have it interspersed with clips from the time including interviews and the music being discussed really brings this This audible book up to the next level.

Tender and enjoyable, Intimate and relatable, this look-back between sisters; life, love, school and their passion for Music and life is intoxicating and brings back my own Memories of such times.

To all the gay women out there, this is a fascinating coming out story. And to everyone who gets the chance to see Tegan and Sara in concert, I really would recommend that too!!

Heartfelt, fascinating and relatable.

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I read the book about 6 months ago and loved it, couldn't put it down. Of course, I knew what they were gonna say in this audiobook, however I really still recommend listening as the extras are totally worth it. They are the same age as me, and hearing them sing at 15 or so was actually really affecting to me, and made me think of myself at that age too. Great listen

definitely worth hearing even if you've read it

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I loved every second of this audiobook - and as soon as it was over I wanted to listen again!
Tegan and Sara's memoir is a touching, honest, funny and sometimes heartbreaking account of growing up a queer teen in the 90s. A must listen for all - LGBTQ+ and queer allies alike. It's great to hear the early recordings between chapters - and so interesting to compare to the newer versions of the songs on the Hey I'm Just Like You album. Buy both, you won't regret a second of either!

A touching and honest coming of age story...

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The recordings spliced through the memoir add another layer to the story and the album.

Great companion to the new album.

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Narrated eloquently by Tegan and Sara, many will find areas of resonance and relatability in the recounting of high school life for the Quin twins. Regardless of how you identify, there is so much to unpack in those angst filled teenage years when you feel like nobody ever really understands you so it is great to listen as they both take us through growing up in that time period with anecdotes of developing musicianship which turned them into the beloved stars they are today.

Hey, I’m Just Like You...

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