Beautiful Music for Ugly Children
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9
No. of pages 288
Published: 2012
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade-12th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.
There are 288 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2012 by Flux .
Kirstin Cronn-Mills is the author of Minnesota Book Award finalist The Sky Always Hears Me And the Hills Don't Mind and Beautiful Music for Ugly Children. Cronn-Mills received her doctorate degree from Iowa State University and currently teaches in North Mankato, Minnesota, where she lives with her husband and son.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Foreword Indies Book of the Year Award - Fiction - YA
This book was recognised in the Fiction - YA category by the Foreword Indies Book of the Year Award.
Stonewall Book Award
This book was recognised by the Stonewall Book Award, tthe first and most enduring award for GLBT books, sponsored by the American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table. Since Isabel Miller's Patience and Sarah received the first award in 1971, many other books have been honored for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience. There are three categories: Barbara Gittings Literature Award, Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award and the Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award. These are presented to English language works published the year prior to the announcement date.
American Library Association Awards - Rainbow List Top Ten
This book was recognised in the Rainbow List Top Ten category by the American Library Association Awards.
Lambda Literary Award - Lgbt - YA
This book was recognised in the Lgbt - YA category by the Lambda Literary Award.
Ippy Award - Lgbt Fiction
This book was recognised in the Lgbt Fiction category by the Ippy Award.
Young Adult Library Services Association Awards - Top Ten Popular Paperback
This book was recognised in the Top Ten Popular Paperback category by the Young Adult Library Services Association Awards.