{"product_id":"wonderful-feels-like-this-paperback","title":"Wonderful Feels Like This - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSara Lövestam\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Lovestam's\u003ci\u003e Wonderful Feels Like This \u003c\/i\u003eis \"a coming-of-age tale of a young artist and is as soulful as it is triumphant\" (School Library Journal) that celebrates being a little bit odd, finding your people, and the power of music to connect us\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough 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 \u003ci\u003ereal \u003c\/i\u003emusician. She can be a jitterbug, just like Alvar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut how can Steffi convince her parents to let her go to Stockholm to audition? And how it that Steffi'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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSensitive and deeply moving: outstanding. \u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmpathy, identity, and the transformative power of music bind this tale of an atypical friendship between a teenage outcast and a jazz musician.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA coming-of-age tale of a young artist that is as soulful as it is triumphant.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Lövestam\u003c\/b\u003e, a writer as well as a huge jazz music fan, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003elives in Sweden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 24, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693738528831,"sku":"9781250095244","price":28.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0dbe3cd72ea6b17e888dcb32865a5173.webp?v=1764999811","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/wonderful-feels-like-this-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}