This Song is (Not) For You by Laura Nowlin - OPTIONAL

This Song is (Not) For You by Laura Nowlin, 256 pages. Sourcebooks Fire, 2024 (reprint). $10. 

Language: R (25 swears, 7 ‘f'); Mature Content: PG (kissing); Violence: PG (bullying)

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL

APPEALS TO: SOME

17yo Ramona and Sam created the band, April and Rain. Tom soon joins them. They each live their own unassuming lives and just want to enjoy their music. The three friends bond and learn from each other as they get through high school, meet their goals and make their future plans. Not everyone understands them but they understand each other and are true friends unconditionally.

Nowlin shows an authentic portrayal of dyslexia. The high school band and unconditional best friends are refreshing. The tidbits of wisdom from Ramona are helpful to her friends. The ethnicity falls to white.

LynnDell Watson, DHS Librarian, Delta, Utah