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A SONG TO TAKE THE WORLD APART

Zan Romanoff

What if you could make someone love you back, just by singing to them?

It begins with a boy, Chris. He's older and in a band, and, of course, Lorelei wants him. He wants her too, after hearing her sing. But does he truly love her, or is he bewitched somehow? Does it matter?

When Lorelei sings, she can reach into people's hearts and change them, but she has no control over her power. She manipulates friends and strangers without meaning to and can't take it back. And she's not the first woman in her family to possess this dangerous gift: she sees the same dynamic playing out in her parents' disastrous marriage and wonders if she and Chris are doomed to repeat their mistakes.

Can Lorelei find a way to rise above? Will something have to break before she can move on?


A Logan Garrison Book for The Gernert Company
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Published 2016-09-01 by Knopf Book for Young Readers

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Zan Romanoff has created a hypnotic, lush coming of age story about what it means to have a voice. --Emily Gould, author of Friendship Family secrets, first love, and the elemental, raw power of music are all on display in Zan Romanoff's gorgeous novel. A Song To Take the World Apart gives us a heroine who's as fierce as she is vulnerable, and a story that's as page-turning as it is profound. An enchanting and beautiful debut. -- Edan Lepucki, New York Times bestselling author of California Zan Romanoff's music-saturated debut will snare readers with its melodic, pop-punk hooks and elegant riffs on growing up, falling in love, and letting go. -- Sarah McCarry, author of All Our Pretty Songs