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Uplifting and unputdownable, an illustrated coming-of-age verse novel about family, mental health and the healing power of music. Azadeh is a budding violinist on a music scholarship at an expensive private school, dealing with all the usual trials of being sixteen: trying her best to fit in, keep up and have fun. Then as her mum's mental health spirals out of control, Azadeh's world starts to unravel. Her friendships fall away, and as much as she and her dad try to keep a lid on everything, their problems insist on taking over. Feeling alone, it's her violin that finally helps Azadeh to find her way back to her friends, herself and even her mum. A beautifully packaged, highly important and irresistible novel about mental health struggles and the solace we find in music and rhythm, friendship, family and honesty. Illustrated throughout

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A very special debut. Jion's lyrical verse has you racing through heartbreak and joy in this beautiful coming of age story. -- Manjeet Mann I devoured this clever, brave and beautiful book which is game-changing in the way we tell stories. Utterly moving, totally powerful. Honest, pure and true! An arrow to the heart. A warm hug. A light of hope in the dark. I could not put it down. -- Laura Dockrill

A very special debut. Jion's lyrical verse has you racing through heartbreak and joy in this beautiful coming of age story. -- Manjeet Mann I devoured this clever, brave and beautiful book which is game-changing in the way we tell stories. Utterly moving, totally powerful. Honest, pure and true! An arrow to the heart. A warm hug. A light of hope in the dark. I could not put it down. -- Laura Dockrill Compelling and intimate . . . a wonderful book -- Tom Tolkien * School Reading List * Encapsulates all of the best elements of a great contemporary verse novel . . . The story is witty and heart-breaking in equal measure, with the verse being rhythmic and lyrical to match the musicality of the story. The illustrations, also done by Sheibani, are beautifully interwoven with the text, with some pages standing as works of art. An incredible book, it is absolutely worth reading time and time again. -- Ruth Ennis * Books Ireland Magazine * This debut from Jion Sheibani is stunning: like the musical notes violin prodigy Azadeh brings to life on the page, the story seems to come alive melodiously. * The Independent *

A very special debut. Jion's lyrical verse has you racing through heartbreak and joy in this beautiful coming of age story. -- Manjeet Mann

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Jion Sheibani is half-English, half-Iranian and grew up in Brighton. She now lives in Paris with her family. She is a self-taught illustrator and studied English literature at Oxford University. One of her very first jobs was as an intern to Green Party MP Caroline Lucas in the European Parliament. Jion was a teacher at Sciences Po and ENSAE in Paris before opening her own language school for children. Jion lovely poetry and playing the violin.

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