Impossible Music (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780544816206)

In an emotionally compelling tale crackling with originality, when a teen musician goes deaf, his quest to create an entirely new form of music brings him to a deeper understanding of his relationship to the hearing world, of himself, and of the girl he meets along the way.

Music is Simon's life--which is why he is devastated when a stroke destroys his hearing. He resists attempts to help him adjust to his new state, refusing to be counseled, refusing to learn sign-language, refusing to have anything to do with Deaf culture. Refusing, that is, until he meets G, a tough-as-nails girl dealing with her own newly-experienced deafness.

In an emotionally engaging tale crackling with originality, Simon's quest to create an entirely new form of music forces him into a deeper understanding of his relationship to the hearing world, of himself, and of the girl he meets along the way.


Author: Sean Williams
ISBN-10: 054481620X
ISBN-13: 9780544816206
Publisher: Clarion Books
Language: English
Published: 07/02/2019
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.8
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 506676 / Impossible Music


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2019
Booklist 05/15/2019 pg. 53
School Library Journal 06/01/2019 pg. 85
Publishers Weekly 06/24/2019
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2019
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2019 - Recommended - Better Than Most

About the Author
Sean Williams is the award-winning, #1 New York Times best-selling author of novels, short stories, poetry, and a science-fiction musical. He won a Young Composers Award as a teen and later briefly played in a band. Hear his early works at impossiblemusic.info. He lives in Adelaide, Australia.

Website: seanwilliams.com
Twitter: @adelaidesean