![]() ![]() That road is sometimes has more bumps than one would like, but everything depends on how we blunts the hits. 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. The Midnights is about music, family, friendship and finding ones way in life after loss. But Susannah is not the only one keeping secrets, and soon, harsh revelations threaten to unravel her life once again. The Midnights by Sarah Nicole Smetana, graduate, MFA in Creative Writing Program at The New School. 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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