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Sometimes everything feels heavy and uncomfortable. My body, my family, my life . . . And the only thing that releases that weight is music.
Nel is fifteen years old, and life is a grind. School is exhausting, social pressures are relentless, and adults are oblivious. Somehow Ludo, Nel's handsome twin brother, seems untouched by it all, gliding effortlessly through life's complications. Her playlist and her best friend, Kit, are pretty much the only things Nel's got going for her right now.
When Ludo joins a band and Kit starts going out with the guitarist, it feels like even the tiny space Nel has carved out for herself is in peril. But nothing is forever, and teenage life can turn on a dime. When Nel finds herself taking Ludo's place in the band, she has to work out whether life outside the shadows is all it's cracked up to be. Sometimes you need to follow the music to find your way back to yourself.
Author: Sarah Lippett,Ziggy Hanaor
Publisher: Cicada Books
Published: 04/07/2026
Pages: 270
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 8.70h x 6.80w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781800660601
Audience: Young Adult
Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 02/01/2026 pg. 60
Publishers Weekly 02/09/2026
About the Author
Lippett, Sarah: - Sarah Lippett is an Edinburgh-based, award-winning illustrator and author. She is one half of Onion Press and lectures in illustration at the University of Edinburgh.Hanaor, Ziggy: - Ziggy Hanaor is a publisher and writer. She is the author of the award-winning graphic novel, Alte Zachen, a JLG Gold Standard Selection, The Egg Incident, and Everything Amplified.
Description
Sometimes everything feels heavy and uncomfortable. My body, my family, my life . . . And the only thing that releases that weight is music.
Nel is fifteen years old, and life is a grind. School is exhausting, social pressures are relentless, and adults are oblivious. Somehow Ludo, Nel's handsome twin brother, seems untouched by it all, gliding effortlessly through life's complications. Her playlist and her best friend, Kit, are pretty much the only things Nel's got going for her right now.
When Ludo joins a band and Kit starts going out with the guitarist, it feels like even the tiny space Nel has carved out for herself is in peril. But nothing is forever, and teenage life can turn on a dime. When Nel finds herself taking Ludo's place in the band, she has to work out whether life outside the shadows is all it's cracked up to be. Sometimes you need to follow the music to find your way back to yourself.
Author: Sarah Lippett,Ziggy Hanaor
Publisher: Cicada Books
Published: 04/07/2026
Pages: 270
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 8.70h x 6.80w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781800660601
Audience: Young Adult
Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 02/01/2026 pg. 60
Publishers Weekly 02/09/2026
About the Author
Lippett, Sarah: - Sarah Lippett is an Edinburgh-based, award-winning illustrator and author. She is one half of Onion Press and lectures in illustration at the University of Edinburgh.Hanaor, Ziggy: - Ziggy Hanaor is a publisher and writer. She is the author of the award-winning graphic novel, Alte Zachen, a JLG Gold Standard Selection, The Egg Incident, and Everything Amplified.
