Sixteen-year-old, music- and sound design-obsessed Drea doesnt have friends. She has, as shes often reminded, issues. Dreas mom and a rotating band of psychiatrists have settled on a touch of Aspergers.Having just moved to the latest in a string of new towns, Drea meets two other outsiders. And Naomi and Justin seem to actually like Drea. The three of them form a band after an impromptu, Portishead-comparison-worthy jam after school. Justin swiftly challenges not only Dreas preference for Poe over Black Lab but also her perceived inability to connect with another person. Justin, against all odds, may even like like Drea. Its obvious that Drea cant hide behind her sound equipment anymore. But just when shes found not one but two true friends, can she stand to lose one of them?Harmonic Feedback is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

 

This book was recognised in the Fiction - YA category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.

This book has been graded for interest at 14-18 years.

There are 280 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by St Martin's Press .

Tara Kelly adores variety in her life. She's an author, one-girl-band, graphic designer, editor, and she's back in school getting her M. Ed in School Counseling. She lives in Portland with her ten guitars, sound design master bf, and a fluffy cat named Maestro. Tara is also the author of Harmonic Feedback, Amplified, and Encore. You can find her at www. thetaratracks. com.