Sing Me to Sleep - Hardcover

Morrison, Angela

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1595142754 ISBN 13: 9781595142757

Publisher: Razorbill, 2010

Synopsis

THE TRANSFORMATION

Beth has always been ?The Beast??that?s what everyone at school calls her because of her awkward height, facial scars, and thick glasses. Beth?s only friend is geeky, golden-haired Scott. That is, until she?s selected to be her choir?s soprano soloist, and receives the makeover that will change her life forever.

THE LOVE AFFAIR

When Beth?s choir travels to Switzerland, she meets Derek: pale, brooding, totally dreamy. Derek?s untethered passion?for music, and for Beth?leaves her breathless. Because in Derek?s eyes? She?s not The Beast, she?s The Beauty.

THE IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE

When Beth comes home, Scott, her best friend in the world, makes a confession that leaves her completely torn. Should she stand by sweet, steady Scott or follow the dangerous, intense new feelings she has for Derek?

THE HEARTBREAK

The closer Beth gets to Derek, the further away he seems. Then Beth discovers that Derek?s been hiding a dark secret from her ?one that could shatter everything.

About this title

About the Author:

Angela Morrison is the author of Taken by Storm. She graduated from Brigham Young University and received her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 9 Up—This novel is mildly satisfying as a "girl blossoms and meets new boy while leaving behind the faithful childhood friend who has always loved her" story. It has a number of plot threads, most of which are woven deftly together. What makes it different is that the protagonist sings in a girls' youth choir, and a major part of the action takes place at an international competition with an elite boys' choir. Unattractive Beth sings like an angel. When rich Meadow loses her solo to Beth, she magnanimously arranges for Beth to have a makeover that transforms her into a beauty, just before they leave for Switzerland. While there, Beth meets and falls in love with Derek, a member of the Canadian choir (How convenient that she lives so close to the border in Michigan), but it is obvious that there is something he is not telling her. It turns out that he has cystic fibrosis, which alert readers will figure out before it is revealed. The story is sweet, although the scenes in which Beth and Derek are sucking face in a hospital bed while he is catheterized seem a little over-the-top. Buy where the demand for romances is high, or where the choir angle would draw readers.—Robin Henry, Wakeland High School, Frisco, TX
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About this edition

• Publisher: Razorbill
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1595142754
• ISBN 13: 9781595142757
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320