From award-winning author Sara Zarr comes a story of the small moments that show us who we are, and how family is not just something you're part of, but something you make.
Lou and her family don't have much, but for Lou it's enough. Mom. Her sister, Casey. Their apartment in the city. Her best friend, Beth. It would be better if Dad could stop drinking and be there for her and Casey, and if they didn't have to worry about money all the time. But Lou doesn't need better-she only needs enough.
What's enough for Lou, however, is not enough for Mom. Steve, Mom's boyfriend, isn't a bad guy, he's just…not what Lou is used to. And now, he and Mom are getting married, and that means moving. Packing up life as they've known it and storing it in Steve's garage. Lou will be separated from everything in her small but predictable life, farther from Dad than ever.
Their last night in the city, Lou receives a mysterious birthday gift: A guitar, left for her by their front door. There's nothing saying who left it, but it must be from Dad. And as she leaves the only place she's ever known, she starts to believe that if she can learn how to play it, maybe she can bring a piece of him, and of her old life, home.
| ISBN: | 9780063044937 |
| Publication date: | 16th January 2025 |
| Author: | Sara Zarr |
| Publisher: | Balzer + Bray an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 368 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories PSHE: Siblings Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Abuse Children’s / Teenage social topics: Religious issues / debates Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and growing up / coming of age Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Drugs and addiction Stories about Family and Friends Music Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours PSHE: Family Issues |