{"product_id":"9781101626559","title":"The Sound of Letting Go","description":"For sixteen years, Daisy has been good.  A good daughter, helping out with her autistic younger brother uncomplainingly.  A good friend, even when her best friend makes her feel like a third wheel. When her parents announce they’re sending her brother to an institution—without consulting her—Daisy’s furious, and decides the best way to be a good sister is to start being bad.  She quits jazz band and orchestra, slacks in school, and falls for bad-boy Dave. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut one person won’t let Daisy forget who she used to be: Irish exchange student and brilliant musician Cal.  Does she want the bad boy or the prodigy?  Should she side with her parents or protect her brother?  How do you know when to hold on and when—and how—to let go? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Letting Go\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003edeeply moving, fiercely honest, and always surprising\u003c\/b\u003e. Stasia Ward Kehoe’s characters are so real and complex, you won’t want to let them go at the end.  \u003cb\u003eI loved this book!\u003c\/b\u003e”—Barbara Dee, author of \u003ci\u003eSolving Zoe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis is Me From Now On\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJust Another Day in My Insanely Real Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTrauma Queen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eAchingly beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Letting Go\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers down a dangerous path while touching the heart and encouraging hope.”—Elana Johnson, author of \u003ci\u003ePossession, Surrender,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAbandon \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Told in verse that is at once \u003cb\u003edelicate and strong, lyrical and honest\u003c\/b\u003e, Stasia Kehoe’s \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Letting Go\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003cb\u003emoving\u003c\/b\u003e contemporary story of the intense push and pull between the responsibility of family and the freedom of dreams.”—Jessi Kirby, author of \u003ci\u003eMoonglass\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn Honor, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGolden \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With \u003cb\u003ecaptivating verse\u003c\/b\u003e and a \u003cb\u003elyrical love story\u003c\/b\u003e to match, \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Letting Go\u003c\/i\u003e will keep you hanging on, breathless and enchanted, until the very last page.”—Gretchen McNeil, author of \u003ci\u003ePossess\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTen\u003c\/i\u003e and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003e3:59 \u003c\/i\u003eand the “Don’t Get Mad” series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eSoulful and stunning\u003c\/b\u003e, this book has captured my heart. It’s one of those tragic melodies \u003cb\u003eyou never want to end\u003c\/b\u003e, a tribute to the damning and redemptive power of music.”—Jessica Martinez, author of \u003ci\u003eVirtuosity \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Space Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Letting Go\u003c\/i\u003e draws you \u003cb\u003ehonestly\u003c\/b\u003e into the turbulent ambivalence of life with a severely challenged sibling, while never short-shrifting Daisy's individual coming-of-age journey.  The music of Stasia Kehoe's beautifully flawed characters \u003cb\u003ewill resonate in your mind long after you finish\u003c\/b\u003e reading her book.”—Elise Allen, author of \u003ci\u003ePopulazzi\u003c\/i\u003e, co-author of the Elixir series with Hilary Duff","brand":"Penguin Young Readers Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134217404656,"sku":"9781101626559","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101626559_p0.jpg?v=1763689110","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101626559","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}