A lush and beautiful fantasy set in a world where music is magic and the fate of many thrones lies with one girlâŠ
âExcellent.ââBooklist
An Amazon #1 Children's Music Book at Release
Twelve-year-old Elissa has been raised in seclusion as a devotee of the Mother Goddess. She is a special child, a blessed child, a child who can sing miracles into being. Her voice can heal wounds, halt landslides, cure hungerâand even end wars.
But there are those who would use her gift for darker things. And when Elissa finds herself the farthest from home sheâs ever beenâalong with her vain and jealous music tutor, Lucioâshe will have to develop the judgment to decide who wants to use her song to heal⊠and who wants to use her song to hurt.
In this astonishing debutâperfect for music loversâCatherine Bakewell presents not only a wholly unique musical magic system, but a sumptuous baroque world filled with soaring basilicas, gilded palaces, dazzling food, and snow-piled wildernesses. It is a world both beautiful and treacherous, with a fiercely determined girl blazing brightly at its center. Can a lone voice change the world?
âSpellbinding.ââThe Horn Book
âBeguiling.ââPublishers Weekly
âUnique.ââBCCB
âCaptivating.ââSchool Library Connection
âEnthralling.ââYA Books Central
âAlluring.ââSchool Library Journal