Rise to the Sun

A stunning novel about being brave enough to be trueto yourself, and learning to find joy even when times are unimaginablydark.Three days. Two girls. One life-changing music festival.Toni is grieving the loss of her roadie fatherand needing to figure out where her life will go from here - andshe's desperate to get back to loving music. Olivia is a hopelessromantic whose heart has just taken a beating(again) and is beginning to feel like she'll always be a squarepeg in a round hole - but the Farmland Music and Arts Festival isa chance to find a place where she fits.The two collide and it feels like something likekismet when a bond begins to form. But when something goes wrongand the festival is sent into a panic, Olivia and Toni will findthat they need each other (and music) more than they ever imagined. A joyous, Black girl rom-com about finding love and being trueto yourselfExplores the power of communal joy to bring people together,even in the most uncertain of timesLeah Johnson's You Should See Me in a Crownwas the very first YA pick for Reese Witherspoon's bookclub: '[A] super funny, joyful story that’llhave you reliving your high school prom days!’