Summary
Ten-year-old Amelia does not like noise. From subway brakes to squeaky sneakers, she is sensitive to sound, just like her dad. Amelia has always worn noise-canceling headphones, but now that she’s going into fifth grade, her parents want her to stop wearing them. To make matters worse, she must learn to play an instrument! Or, as Amelia sees it, make noise on purpose.
To help Amelia cope, her father gives her a pair of earmuffs to wear instead. Even with her new earmuffs, Amelia strug…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781534463660 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1534463666 |
| Author: | Jennifer Gennari |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Beach Lane Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2022 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 130mm x 194mm |
| Series: | The Band Kids |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
Critics Review
“A sweet book that packs a quiet punch. Readers will feel for quiet Amelia as she fights to find her place in a noisy world.”
“Amelia’s voice rings as clear and true as a song. Readers will root for her as she finds friends and music in her own way. A thoughtful, rewarding middle-grade story.” – Beth Turley, author of IF THIS WERE A STORY and THE LAST TREE TOWN
“A sweet book that packs a quiet punch. Readers will feel for quiet Amelia as she fights to find her place in a noisy world.” – Gennifer Choldenko, Newbery-Honor winning author of AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS and ORPHAN ELEVEN
“Gennari effectively works Amelia’s experience onto nearly every page (“each noise bounces around the walls of my head like a rubber ball”), making each of her hard-won victories resonate powerfully.” – Publishers Weekly
Jennifer Gennari
Jennifer Gennari is the author of Muffled, a Junior Library Guild selection and Georgia Children’s Book Award finalist, and My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer, a Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year selection and an ALA Rainbow title. When she’s not reading or writing books, she stands up for the right to read. A graduate of Vermont College of Fine Arts, she and her husband divide their time between Vermont and the San Francisco Bay Area.
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