* Her voice alternately wry, naļve, and wise beyond her years, Lou confronts sensory overload, self-consciousness, and her simultaneous love for and anger toward her mother in poetic, poignant prose. . . A vivid, sensitive exploration of invisible disability, family bonds, and the complex reality of happily-ever-after. -- Kirkus Reviews, STARRED Review * Readers will fall in love with Lou Montgomery in this uplifting story, as she learns the power of music and the importance of family and friends. -- School Library Journal, STARRED Review * "Employing Lous clear voice and well-drawn relationships between complex characters, Sumner explores the challenges Lou faces as a result of her neuroatypicality and financially insecure past, culminating in an appealing, sensitively told tale."
-- Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review