Sales (Past Perfect) fills her third YA novel with honest insights about high school's cruel politics, tender conversations between Elise and her equally struggling parents, and visceral descriptions of life as a DJ: "It felt like invisible veins and arteries ran between me and every person in that room, communicating information between us instantly and noiselessly." Ages 12 up. Elise is a complex, well-drawn character, and it's easy to relate to her sense of feeling like an outsider ("There are so many rules that you don't know, and no matter how much you study, you can't learn them all"). Then she stumbles upon a warehouse party where she meets Vicky, a girl in a band who accepts her Char. When a final attempt at popularity fails, Elise nearly gives up. All throughout her life, shes been the butt of every joke and the outsider in every conversation. But as talented, driven Elise spends more nights sneaking out to learn how to DJ (and kiss Char), her double life spins out of control. Making friends has never been Elise Dembowskis strong suit. There, an aspiring musician befriends her, and she catches the eye of Char, a cute DJ who agrees to teach her to mix music. All throughout her life, she’s been the butt of every joke and the outsider in every conversation. Walking alone one night soon after a halfhearted suicide attempt, the 16-year-old inadvertently ends up at an underground nightclub. This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales Making friends has never been Elise Dembowski’s strong suit. Elise has endured a lifetime of social isolation and bullying at school.
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