![]() ![]() A warm breeze had blown down from the mountains that day and pushed all the clouds out of Los Angeles, revealing a fat full moon that drenched our lawn in a puddle of light. THE FIRST TIME I woke at midnight and stumbled out of bed, drawn into the yard as if by a magnetic force, I was eight years old. Set against the scintillating landscape of Southern California, The Midnights is an evocative coming-of-age debut about loss, creativity, and finding your voice while you’re still finding yourself. ![]() ![]() But Susannah is not the only one keeping secrets, and soon, harsh revelations threaten to unravel her life once again. ![]() There, Susannah realizes she can reinvent herself however she wants: a confident singer-songwriter, member of a hip band, embraced by an effortlessly cool best friend. While Susannah struggles with grief, her mother uproots them to a new city. But when he dies unexpectedly, her dreams-and her reality-shatter. As senior year begins, she’s more interested in composing impressive chord patterns than college essays, certain that if she writes the perfect song, her father might finally look up from the past long enough to see her. Susannah Hayes has never been in the spotlight, but she dreams of following her father, a former rock star, onto the stage. This voice-driven coming-of-age YA novel is perfect for fans of Katie Cotugno and Playlist for the Dead. ![]()
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