Like my favorite sad songs, this book settled deep into my heart and refused to let go." - Brandy Colbert, author of Little & Lion and Finding Yvonne " Summer Bird Blue is a quiet but powerful exploration of music and love, and their ability to heal grief over time. I was riveted from the first page.” -Samira Ahmed, New York Times bestselling author of Love, Hate & Other Filters
Akemi Dawn Bowman's writing is lyrical and full of life. “Achingly beautiful and exquisitely crafted, Summer Bird Blue is an emotionally raw and utterly honest story about loss, about hope, and about finding the courage to sing your own song.
The language is extraordinary.” - School Library Journal, starred review “A stunning story filled with the healing power of friendship, family, and music. “A strikingly moving book about teenage grief.” - Kirkus Reviews, starred review “Will leave readers breathless.” - Booklist, starred review “Grabs your heart and won’t let go.” - Book Riot “Gorgeous prose and heartbreaking storytelling.” - Paste Magazine “A lyrical novel about grief, love, and finding oneself in the wake of a tragic loss.” - Bustle
About The AuthorĪ New York Public Library Best Book of the Year At the same time, Harley must come to terms with the truth of her family and her past-and reckon with the sacrifices she made and the people she hurt in order to follow her dreams.įrom award-winning author Akemi Dawn Bowman comes a luminous, unforgettable examination of love, loyalty, and the hard choices we must make to find where we truly belong. There, she is thrust into a world that is both brutal and beautiful, where she learns the value of hard work, passion, and collaboration. With parents who run a famous circus in Las Vegas, she spends almost every night in the big top watching their lead aerialist perform, wishing with all her heart and soul that she would be up there herself one day.Īfter a huge fight with her parents, who continue to insist she go to school instead, Harley leaves home, betrays her family, and joins the rival traveling circus Maison du Mystère. Harley Milano has dreamed of becoming a trapeze artist for as long as she can remember. The Greatest Showman meets This Is Us by way of Sarah Dessen in this heart-wrenching, hopeful contemporary novel about a multiracial teen who risks it all to follow her dreams by joining the circus, from the award-winning author of Starfish.
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