Tune It Out by Sumner, Jamie

From the author of the acclaimed Roll with It comes a moving novel about a girl with a sensory processing disorder who has to find her own voice after her whole world turns upside down.

Lou Montgomery has the voice of an angel, or so her mother tells her and anyone else who will listen. But Lou can only hear the fear in her own voice. She's never liked crowds or loud noises or even high fives; in fact, she's terrified of them, which makes her pretty sure there's something wrong with her.

When Lou crashes their pickup on a dark and snowy road, child services separate the mother-daughter duo. Now she has to start all over again at a fancy private school far away from anything she's ever known. With help from an outgoing new friend, her aunt and uncle, and the school counselor, she begins to see things differently. A sensory processing disorder isn't something to be ashamed of, and music might just be the thing that saves Lou--and maybe her mom, too.

Author: Jamie Sumner
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/01/2020
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781534457003
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 509698 / Tune It Out


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2020
School Library Journal 08/01/2020 pg. 75
Publishers Weekly 08/03/2020
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2020 pg. 61
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2021 pg. 117
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2021 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Jamie Sumner is the author of Roll with It, Time to Roll, Rolling On, Tune It Out, One Kid's Trash, The Summer of June, Maid for It, and Deep Water. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications. She loves stories that celebrate the grit and beauty in all kids. She is also the mother of a son with cerebral palsy and has written extensively about parenting a child with special needs. She and her family live in Nashville, Tennessee. Visit her at Jamie-Sumner.com.