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Highlights
- A powerful coming-of-age story about an outsider who finds herself when she enters the underground music scene.
- 304 Pages
- Young Adult Fiction, Performing Arts
Description
About the Book
Nearly a year after a failed suicide attempt, 16-year-old Elise discovers that she has the passion, and the talent, to be a disc jockey, in this darkly comic, exuberant novel about identity, friendship, and the power of music to bring people together.Book Synopsis
A powerful coming-of-age story about an outsider who finds herself when she enters the underground music scene.
"Very much of the moment." --The New York Times
"If you're a music junkie who also loves YA, read it alongside Len Vlahos's The Scar Boys or Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor & Park." --Janet Geddis, Avid Bookshop
"Sales gets everything right." --MTV.com
"Readers will be fascinated and touched by the first-person voice because of what is roiling beneath it. . . .
Teens will connect with [Elise] viscerally." --Booklist, starred review "Sales gets everything right." --MTV.com "A wild, witty, funny, thumping good read." --Adele Griffin, two-time National Book Award Finalist "Edgy and irresistible. If this book were a song, I'd have it on repeat with the volume all the way up." --Sarah Mlynowski, author of Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have) "A perfect harmony of laugh-out-loud moments, heartbreak, and hope." --Eileen Cook, author of Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood "A vibrant, powerful dance party of a novel." --Jess Rothenberg, author of The Catastrophic History of You and Me "A remarkable story about the power of truth, friendship, and music--to transform us, to inspire us, to guide us back to who we are." --Rebecca Serle, author of When You Were Mine "A sweet, funny story about finding yourself in a crowd, owning your talents, and rocking out on the dance floor of life." --Madeleine George, author of The Difference Between You and Me A YALSA Best Book for Young Adults
A BuzzFeed Best YA Book of the Year
A CCBC Choice Also by Leila Sales
Tonight the Streets Are Ours
If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say
Once Was a Time
Past Perfect
Mostly Good Girls
Review Quotes
"The emotional resonance of Elise's journey . . . feels very much of the moment." --The New York Times
"Pulsates with hope for all the misfits." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Readers will be fascinated and touched by the first-person voice because of what is roiling beneath it. . . .Teens will connect with [Elise] viscerally." --Booklist, starred review "Sales gets everything right." --MTV.com "A wild, witty, funny, thumping good read." --Adele Griffin, two-time National Book Award Finalist "Edgy and irresistible. If this book were a song, I'd have it on repeat with the volume all the way up." --Sarah Mlynowski, author of Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have) "A perfect harmony of laugh-out-loud moments, heartbreak, and hope." --Eileen Cook, author of Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood "A vibrant, powerful dance party of a novel." --Jess Rothenberg, author of The Catastrophic History of You and Me "A remarkable story about the power of truth, friendship, and music--to transform us, to inspire us, to guide us back to who we are." --Rebecca Serle, author of When You Were Mine "A sweet, funny story about finding yourself in a crowd, owning your talents, and rocking out on the dance floor of life." --Madeleine George, author of The Difference Between You and Me "Heartbreaking, heartfelt, and eventually heart-lifting, this YA novel is one I won't soon forget. If you're a music junkie who also loves YA, read it alongside Len Vlahos's The Scar Boys or Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor & Park." --Janet Geddis, Avid Bookshop A YALSA Best Book for Young Adults
A BuzzFeed Best YA Book of the Year
A CCBC Choice
About the Author
Leila Sales is the author of the novels Mostly Good Girls and Past Perfect. She grew up outside of Boston, Massachusetts, and graduated with a degree in psychology from the University of Chicago. Much like the characters in This Song Will Save Your Life, Leila regularly stays up too late and listens to music too loud. When she's not writing, she spends her time thinking about sleeping, kittens, chocolate, and the meaning of life. But mostly chocolate. Leila lives and writes in Brooklyn, New York, and works in children's book publishing.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.01 Inches (H) x 6.17 Inches (W) x .77 Inches (D)
Weight: .57 Pounds
Suggested Age: 12-18 Years
Sub-Genre: Performing Arts
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Number of Pages: 304
Publisher: Square Fish
Theme: Music
Format: Paperback
Author: Leila Sales
Language: English
Street Date: April 14, 2015
TCIN: 93679703
UPC: 9781250050748
Item Number (DPCI): 247-14-2632
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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