Grand Canyon Reader Award
2013 · Teen · Recommended
About This Book
Marcelo Sandoval hears music no one else can hear--part of the autism-like impairment no doctor has been able to identify--and he's always attended a special school where his differences have been protected. But the summer after his junior year, his father demands that Marcelo work in his law firm's mailroom in order to experience "the real world." There Marcelo meets Jasmine, his beautiful and surprising coworker, and Wendell, the son of another partner in the firm.
He learns about competition and jealousy, anger and desire. But it's a picture he finds in a file -- a picture of a girl with half a face -- that truly connects him with the real world: its suffering, its injustice, and what he can do to fight.
Reminiscent of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" in the intensity and purity of its voice, this extraordinary novel is a love story, a legal drama, and a celebration of the music each of us hears inside.
He learns about competition and jealousy, anger and desire. But it's a picture he finds in a file -- a picture of a girl with half a face -- that truly connects him with the real world: its suffering, its injustice, and what he can do to fight.
Reminiscent of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" in the intensity and purity of its voice, this extraordinary novel is a love story, a legal drama, and a celebration of the music each of us hears inside.
Awards
Green Mountain Book Award
2012 · Grades 9-12 · Nominee
Virginia Readers Choice Award
2012 · High School · Nominee
Black-Eyed Susan Award
2011 · High School · Nominee
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award
2011 · Grades 9-12 · Nominee
Volunteer State Book Award
2011 · Young Adult · Nominee
Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature
2010 · Children/Young Adult · Commended
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2010 · Fourteen and Up · Recommended
Schneider Family Book Award
2010 · Teen · Winner
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2010 · Young Adult · Nominee
Tayshas Reading
2010 · Young Adult · Commended
