A must-read for fans of Julie Murphy and Ashley Herring Blake, this queer coming-of-age story from critically acclaimed author Kathryn Ormsbee sings with heart, warmth, and hope. An ALA Rainbow Book List selection!
Born in Paris, Kentucky, and raised on her gramās favorite country music, Cline Alden is a girl with big dreams and a heart full of song. When she finds out about a young musiciansā workshop a few towns over, Cline sweet-talks, saves, and maybe fibs her way into her first step toward musical stardom.
But her big dreams never prepared her for the butterflies she feels surrounded by so many other talented kidsāespecially Sylvie, who gives Cline the type of butterflies sheās only ever heard about in love songs.
As she learns to make music of her own, Cline begins to realize how much of herself sheās been holding back. But now, thereās a new song taking shape in her heartāif only she can find her voice and sing it.
āEmpowering, affirming, and sweet as all get-out.ā āLisa Jenn Bigelow, author of Drum Roll, Please