Candidly Cline

A must-read for fans of Julie Murphy and Ashley Herring Blake, this queer coming-of-age story from critically acclaimed author Kathryn Ormsbee sings with heart, warmth, and hope. An ALA Rainbow Book List selection! Born in Paris, Kentucky, and raised on her grams favorite country music, Cline Alden is a girl with big dreams and a heart full of song. When she finds out about a young musicians workshop a few towns over, Cline sweet-talks, saves, and maybe fibs her way into her first step toward musical stardom. But her big dreams never prepared her for the butterflies she feels surrounded by so many other talented kidsespecially Sylvie, who gives Cline the type of butterflies shes only ever heard about in love songs. As she learns to make music of her own, Cline begins to realize how much of herself shes been holding back. But now, theres a new song taking shape in her heartif only she can find her voice and sing it. Empowering, affirming, and sweet as all get-out. Lisa Jenn Bigelow, author of Drum Roll, Please