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Paperback
$10.99 US
5.25"W x 8"H x 0.68"D  
On sale Apr 18, 2013 | 336 Pages | 978-0-14-242391-2
| Grade 9 & Up
Reading Level: Lexile 780L
From the award-winning, bestselling author of Hold Still and We Are Okay.
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Colby and Bev have a long-standing pact: graduate, hit the road with Bev's band, and then spend the year wandering around Europe. But moments after the tour kicks off, Bev makes a shocking announcement: she's abandoning their plans - and Colby - to start college in the fall.

But the show must go on and The Disenchantments weave through the Pacific Northwest, playing in small towns and dingy venues, while roadie- Colby struggles to deal with Bev's already-growing distance and the most important question of all: what's next?

Morris Award–finalist Nina LaCour draws together the beauty and influences of music and art to brilliantly capture a group of friends on the brink of the rest of their lives.
© Kristyn Stroble
Nina LaCour is the author of the widely acclaimed Hold StillThe DisenchantmentsEverything Leads to You, and the Michael L. Printz Award-winner We Are Okay. She is also the coauthor, with David Levithan, of You Know Me Well. Formerly a bookseller and high school English teacher, she now writes and parents full time. A San Francisco Bay Area native, Nina lives with her family in San Francisco, California. www.ninalacour.com View titles by Nina LaCour
"A rich tapestry that will make readers confident that they are in the hands of a master storyteller."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Enchanting...this realistic novel will hit home."--School Library Journal, starred review

"Astonishing."--Booklist, starred review

"Make this book a part of your collection--you will not be disappointed."--VOYA, starred review

About

From the award-winning, bestselling author of Hold Still and We Are Okay.
(Cover may vary)

Colby and Bev have a long-standing pact: graduate, hit the road with Bev's band, and then spend the year wandering around Europe. But moments after the tour kicks off, Bev makes a shocking announcement: she's abandoning their plans - and Colby - to start college in the fall.

But the show must go on and The Disenchantments weave through the Pacific Northwest, playing in small towns and dingy venues, while roadie- Colby struggles to deal with Bev's already-growing distance and the most important question of all: what's next?

Morris Award–finalist Nina LaCour draws together the beauty and influences of music and art to brilliantly capture a group of friends on the brink of the rest of their lives.

Author

© Kristyn Stroble
Nina LaCour is the author of the widely acclaimed Hold StillThe DisenchantmentsEverything Leads to You, and the Michael L. Printz Award-winner We Are Okay. She is also the coauthor, with David Levithan, of You Know Me Well. Formerly a bookseller and high school English teacher, she now writes and parents full time. A San Francisco Bay Area native, Nina lives with her family in San Francisco, California. www.ninalacour.com View titles by Nina LaCour

Praise

"A rich tapestry that will make readers confident that they are in the hands of a master storyteller."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Enchanting...this realistic novel will hit home."--School Library Journal, starred review

"Astonishing."--Booklist, starred review

"Make this book a part of your collection--you will not be disappointed."--VOYA, starred review

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