A.C. LeMieux

WHAT IF YOUR BIGGEST "DIFFERENCE" IS YOUR BIGGEST SUPERPOWER?

SEE THE MUSIC HEAR THE LIGHT is a luminous coming-of-age story, told in the intimate, often humorous, first-person voice of a neurodivergent teen, grounded in authentic experience of Williams syndrome. Both hopeful and unflinching, it is about finding your rhythm, claiming your voice, being true to yourself,

and seeing the light that music and love can bring.

SEE THE MUSIC HEAR THE LIGHT follows Daniel James Durkin, Jr.

a young musician whose rare genetic makeup—Williams syndrome—

comes with both gifts and challenges, from his first grueling week of

Marching Band Camp through his freshman year of high school.

Daniel’s two primary drivers are making friends and making music

(which for him, comes in colors.) Challenges include feeling loud

sounds as assaults, a heart that hiccups under stress. and starry eyes

that struggle to interpret spatial information. Just finding his way to

class can be tricky, never mind navigating the new maze of social and

academic dynamics, where a squad of “Snark-Bros” led by rival alto

sax player Richie is always ready to pounce, an ancient, anto-tech

Social Studies teacher resists his IEP accommodations, and a loving

but hovering single mom hampers his quest for independence.

A few good friends—lunch-bunchers Sallie and Dalton 1.6, storybook-

beautiful Phoebe, his sax teacher Kevin, Mrs, Staley from the

Resource Room, and always, the “spirit guide” of his deceased dad—

help Daniel keep his balance. But a Homecoming bonfire mishap and a

devastating betrayal that shatters a long-held dream, leave him

questioning both his faith in others and his belief in himself.

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UPPER MIDDLE GRADE TO YOUNG ADULT

Grades 6 - 9 general education / Grades 6 - 12 special education

Flesch Grade Level 4.2

Social Emotional Content Level Age 11+

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AWARD WINNING YA NOVEL ABOUT LOYALTY, LOSS, GRIEF, & LOVE

30th Anniversary Edition

DO ANGELS SING THE BLUES?

by A.C. LeMieux

Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award 1995

Publishers Weekly Starred Review 1995

Surpassing Lemieux's first novel, The T.V. Guidance Counselor, in its power and sensitivity, this new drama focuses on relationships among a trio of teenagers-Boog, an accomplished guitarist; Carey, a talented but disturbed girl struggling with her father's alcoholism; and self-assured, charismatic Theo. Boog and Theo have been best friends since childhood, even before they discovered blues music and formed a band of their own. Their strong bond begins to unravel when, during their senior year at Yardley High, Carey Harrigan enters the scene, dressed like a "walking tag sale,'' and sweeps Theo off his feet. Theo's attempts to help Carey put together the pieces of her shattered self-image lead to a series of ugly confrontations and a chilling climax readers will not soon forget. This absorbing exploration of adolescent hopes, dreams and vulnerability contains undertones as resonant and melancholy as a blues melody. Ages 11-up. (July 1995)

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Anne C. LeMieux

WHAT IF YOUR BIGGEST "DIFFERENCE" IS YOUR BIGGEST SUPERPOWER?

STUDY GUIDES COMING SOON

AWARD WINNING YA NOVEL ABOUT LOYALTY, LOSS, GRIEF, & LOVE

by Anne C. LeMieux & Brendan LeMieux

Being & Becoming with Williams Syndrome

Anne C. LeMieux

WHAT IF YOUR BIGGEST "DIFFERENCE" IS YOUR BIGGEST SUPERPOWER?

STUDY GUIDES COMING SOON

AWARD WINNING YA NOVEL ABOUT LOYALTY, LOSS, GRIEF, & LOVE

by Anne C. LeMieux & Brendan LeMieux

Being & Becoming with Williams Syndrome

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