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Author:

Lo˜vestam, Sara, 1980- author.

Title:

Wonderful feels like this / Sara Lo˜vestam ; translated from the Swedish by Laura A. Wideburg.

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Publisher:

Flatiron Books,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

305 pages ; 22 cm

Subject:

High school girls--Fiction.
Jazz--Fiction.
Identity (Psychology)--Fiction.
Self-realization--Fiction.
High school girls--Juvenile fiction.
Jazz--Juvenile fiction.
Identity (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction.
Self-realization--Juvenile fiction.
Jazz--Fiction.
High school girls.
Identity (Psychology)
Jazz.
Self-realization.
Young adult fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Psychological fiction.

Other Authors:

Wideburg, Laura A., translator.

Other Titles:

Hja˜rta av jazz. English

Notes:

"Originally published in Sweden in 2013 as Hjarta av jazz by Piratforlaget" [Stockholm]-- Verso title page.

Summary:

"The Elegance of the Hedgehog meets The Perks of Being a Wallflower in this novel celebrating being a little bit odd, finding your people, and the power of music to connect us For Steffi, going to school everyday is an exercise in survival. She's never fit in with any of the groups at school, and she's viciously teased by the other girls in her class. The only way she escapes is through her music -- especially jazz music. When Steffi hears her favorite jazz song playing through an open window of a retirement home on her walk home from school, she decides to go in and introduce herself. The old man playing her favorite song is Alvar. When Alvar was a teenager in World War II Sweden, he dreamed of being in a real jazz band. Then and now, Alvar's escape is music -- especially jazz music. Through their unconventional but powerful friendship, Steffi comes to realize that she won't always be stuck and lonely in her town. She can go to music school in Stockholm. She can be a real musician. She can be a jitterbug, just like Alvar. But how can Steffi convince her parents to let her go to Stockholm to audition? And how is it that Steff's school, the retirement home, the music, and even Steffi's worst bully are somehow all connected to Alvar? Can it be that the people least like us are the ones we need to help us tell our own stories? "-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1250095239
9781250095237

OCLC:

(OCoLC)944463042

LCCN:

2016046680

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

BEPA251 -- Linden Public Library (Linden)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

VKPE334 -- Oelwein Public Library (Oelwein)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)