As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
(3)
YA
After the devastating sudden death of her former-rock-star father and an unexpected move to a new city, seventeen-year-old aspiring songwriter Susannah joins a band and discovers she's not the only one with a troubled past. Creatively using weather in the Southern California setting to reflect the characters' emotional states, this debut novel is an affecting, intense story about identity, grief, music, and family.