The Color of Sound

By Emily Barth Isler

A young prodigy defies expectations, uncovering family secrets through a time glitch and newfound freedom.

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336 pages

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Twelve-year-old Rosie, a musical prodigy with synesthesia, defies her mother's dreams of a concert career by refusing to play the violin this summer. Instead, she embarks on a journey to her grandparents' home, where she encounters a mysterious girl who turns out to be her mother at the same age. With the help of this time glitch, her grandparents, and a new instrument, Rosie explores her identity beyond music, uncovering family secrets and redefining her relationship with her mother. Will Rosie find harmony in her life beyond the violin?

From the publisher

Twelve-year-old Rosie is a musical prodigy whose synesthesia allows her to see music in colors. Her mom has always pushed her to become a concert violinist, but this summer Rosie refuses to play, wanting a “normal” life. Forced to spend the summer with her grandparents, Rosie is excited to meet another girl her age hanging out on their property. The girl is familiar, and Rosie quickly pieces it together: somehow, this girl is her mother, when her mother was twelve. With help from this glitch in time–plus her grandparents, an improv group, and a new instrument–Rosie comes to understand her mother, herself, and her love of music in new ways.

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