Praise for After the Wallpaper Music 2024 Junior Library Guild selection The Children's Book Council "Hot Off the Press: September 2024" Feature The Children's Book Council "Hot Off the Press: October 2024" Feature "Mills.employs a cozy writing style that is both breezy and immersive. Poignant life lessons and a focus on the emotions evoked by music permeate this soulful novel."--Publishers Weekly "Flora's small town and new school year is stirred by the arrival of a former rock star's family seeking privacy, introducing her and her classmates to the withdrawn son, Simon.empathetic readers may find a mirror in Flora who champions kindness towards outsiders like Simon."--Booklist "With Battle of the Bands on the horizon and the pressure to play with not one, but two bands, Flora is not sure where her future lies in music. Can she be everything to her friends while staying true to herself? With the focus fully on Flora, readers will get a chance to see the inner workings of her family and community. The middle school dynamics also ring true.

"--School Library Journal "I really, really liked this book!.After the Wallpaper Music is a story that leaves you with a good taste in your mouth, one that lingers long after you've finished reading it.Highly Recommended."--CM Magazine.