Overview
A powerful coming-of-age story about an outsider who finds herself when she enters the underground music scene.
"Very much of the moment.ā āThe New York Times
"If youāre a music junkie who also loves YA, read it alongside Len Vlahosās The Scar Boys or Rainbow Rowellās Eleanor & Park.ā āJanet Geddis, Avid Bookshop
āSales gets everything right.ā āMTV.com
Making friends has never been Elise Dembowski's strong suit. All throughout her life, she's been the butt of every joke and the outsider in every conversation. When a final attempt at popularity fails, Elise nearly gives up.
Then she stumbles upon a warehouse party where she meets Vicky, a girl in a band who accepts her; Char, a cute, yet mysterious disc jockey; Pippa, a carefree spirit from England; and most importantly, a love for DJing.
Told in a refreshingly genuine and laugh-out-loud funny voice, Leila Sales' This Song Will Save Your Life powerful young adult coming of age novel is an exuberant story about identity, friendship, and the power of music to bring people together.
Praise for This Song Will Save Your Life:
āThe emotional resonance of Elise's journey . . . feels very much of the moment.ā āThe New York Times
āHeartbreaking, heartfelt, and eventually heart-lifting, this YA novel is one I wonāt soon forget. If youāre a music junkie who also loves YA, read it alongside Len Vlahosās The Scar Boys or Rainbow Rowellās Eleanor & Park.ā āJanet Geddis, Avid Bookshop
āPulsates with hope for all the misfits.ā āKirkus Reviews, starred review
āReaders will be fascinated and touched by the first-person voice because of what is roiling beneath it. . . .
Teens will connect with [Elise] viscerally.ā āBooklist, starred review
āSales gets everything right.ā āMTV.com
āA wild, witty, funny, thumping good read.ā āAdele Griffin, two-time National Book Award Finalist
āEdgy and irresistible. If this book were a song, Iād have it on repeat with the volume all the way up.ā āSarah Mlynowski, author of Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldnāt Have)
āA perfect harmony of laugh-out-loud moments, heartbreak, and hope.ā āEileen Cook, author of Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood
āA vibrant, powerful dance party of a novel.ā āJess Rothenberg, author of The Catastrophic History of You and Me
āA remarkable story about the power of truth, friendship, and musicāto transform us, to inspire us, to guide us back to who we are.ā āRebecca Serle, author of When You Were Mine
āA sweet, funny story about finding yourself in a crowd, owning your talents, and rocking out on the dance floor of life.ā āMadeleine 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
This book title, This Song Will Save Your Life (A Novel) - 9781250050748, ISBN: 9781250050748, by Leila Sales, published by Square Fish (April 14, 2015) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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