Between the Notes
Release Date: 06/16/15
Harper Teen
382 pages
Summary from Goodreads:
When Ivy Emerson’s family
loses their house—complete with her beloved piano—the fear of what’s to come
seizes her like a bad case of stage fright. Only this isn’t one of her single,
terrifying performances. It’s her life.
And it isn’t pretty.
Ivy is forced to move with her family out of their affluent neighborhood to Lakeside, also known as “the wrong side of the tracks.” Hiding the truth from her friends—and the cute new guy in school, who may have secrets of his own—seems like a good idea at first. But when a bad boy next door threatens to ruin everything, Ivy’s carefully crafted lies begin to unravel . . . and there is no way to stop them.
As things get to the breaking point, Ivy turns to her music, some unlikely new friends, and the trusting heart of her disabled little brother. She may be surprised that not everyone is who she thought they were . . . including herself.
Debut author Sharon Huss Roat crafts a charming and timely story of what happens when life as you know it flips completely upside down.
And it isn’t pretty.
Ivy is forced to move with her family out of their affluent neighborhood to Lakeside, also known as “the wrong side of the tracks.” Hiding the truth from her friends—and the cute new guy in school, who may have secrets of his own—seems like a good idea at first. But when a bad boy next door threatens to ruin everything, Ivy’s carefully crafted lies begin to unravel . . . and there is no way to stop them.
As things get to the breaking point, Ivy turns to her music, some unlikely new friends, and the trusting heart of her disabled little brother. She may be surprised that not everyone is who she thought they were . . . including herself.
Debut author Sharon Huss Roat crafts a charming and timely story of what happens when life as you know it flips completely upside down.
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Song List for BETWEEN THE NOTES by Sharon Huss
Roat
Music
plays an important role in this novel, and I only wish I was talented enough to
compose and perform Ivy’s frantic and romantic piano compositions the way I
imagined them. There are plenty of references to recorded songs in the book,
however. Here’s a list of a few that weave their way into the story!
Blackbird – The Beatles
Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
Raspberry Beret - Prince
Bohemian Rhapsody (on ukulele) – Jake Shimabukuro
Year Zero – Ghost B.C.
What Once Was – Little Invisibles
Come as You Are – Nirvana
Sharon Huss Roat lives in Delaware with her husband and two kids.
When not writing books for young adults, you might find her reading (YA of
course), planting vegetables in her backyard garden, or sewing costumes for a
school musical. BETWEEN THE NOTES is her first novel.
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This sounds like a great book to help young adults deal with adversity. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a good heart warming novel! :D
ReplyDeleteMary G Loki