Soundtrack: a Novel
Random House Children's Books · Hardcover · Forthcoming
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Long Way Down comes a powerful print adaptation of the acclaimed, award-winning audiobook Soundtrack—a stirring story of music, friendship, and finding your voice in 2000s New York City.
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- Who it’s for
- A rhythm-driven coming-of-age story where music, friendship, and family pressures share the stage.
- Genres
- Music Stories for Teens, Coming of Age, YA Family Stories
- Published
- Random House Children's Books, Forthcoming
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Long Way Down comes a powerful print adaptation of the acclaimed, award-winning audiobook Soundtrack—a stirring story of music, friendship, and finding your voice in 2000s New York City. Stuy Grey plays the drums, just like his mom, a founding member of the all-black punk band the Bed-Stuy Magic Dusters. He teaches himself by watching videos of tap dancers. Now he’s left home, estranged from his mom and her abusive boyfriend.
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He’s camping out with his uncle on the Lower East Side. His landlord, Dunks, has chops: He shreds on only five strings. Add Alexis on bass guitar and Keith on horn: These teens are a band, busking in New York City subway stations to scrape enough money to record an album. As their popularity grows, so do the pressures, from complicated family dynamics to the glare of unexpected public attention. And when the police start looking for their bassist, Stuy faces his toughest decision yet. Adapted from the acclaimed Listening Library original audiobook and written with Jason Reynolds’s signature rhythm, heart, and honesty, Soundtrack: A Novel is a raw, resonant story about friendship, creativity, and what it truly means to find, and fight for, your voice.
Where Music Leads
A rhythm-driven coming-of-age story where music, friendship, and family pressures share the stage.
Come here for
- Teen musicians making a sound together in New York City
- The pull of friendship, creativity, and finding your voice
Expect
- A band busking in subway stations to fund an album
- Complicated family ties and the strains of sudden attention
Where it sits
| Music Stories for Teens | 91% |
|---|---|
| Coming of Age | 59% |
| YA Family Stories | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Coming of Age
- Diverse YA Fiction
- Music Stories for Teens
- Authors
- Jason Reynolds
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- Forthcoming
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- Coming of Age