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330 pp.
| Abrams/Amulet
| May, 2016
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TradeISBN 978-1-4197-2000-0$17.95
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EbookISBN 978-1-61312-896-1
(3)
YA
Magical realism meets music in this unusual road-trip novel. Blue's sister Cass has grown increasingly distant since their mother's death. When the devil herself offers Blue a shot at finding runaway Cass in exchange for her voice, Blue sets off on a quest, accompanied only by her late mother's guitar, which "speaks" for her. This debut is evocative and at times powerful.