Tune It Out, Jamie Sumner
Tune It Out, Jamie Sumner
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Tune It Out

Author: Jamie Sumner

Narrator: Cindy Kay

Unabridged: 5 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2020


Synopsis

From the author of the acclaimed Roll with It comes a moving novel about a girl with a sensory processing disorder who has to find her own voice after her whole world turns upside down.

Lou Montgomery has the voice of an angel, or so her mother tells her and anyone else who will listen. But Lou can only hear the fear in her own voice. She’s never liked crowds or loud noises or even high fives; in fact, she’s terrified of them, which makes her pretty sure there’s something wrong with her.

When Lou crashes their pickup on a dark and snowy road, child services separate the mother-daughter duo. Now she has to start all over again at a fancy private school far away from anything she’s ever known. With help from an outgoing new friend, her aunt and uncle, and the school counselor, she begins to see things differently. A sensory processing disorder isn’t something to be ashamed of, and music might just be the thing that saves Lou—and maybe her mom, too.

About Jamie Sumner

Jamie Sumner is the author of Roll with ItTime to Roll, Rolling OnTune It OutOne Kid’s TrashThe Summer of JuneMaid for ItDeep WaterPlease Pay AttentionSchooled, and Glory Be. Her work has appeared in The New York TimesThe Washington Post, and other publications. She loves stories that celebrate the grit and beauty in all kids. She is also the mother of a son with cerebral palsy and has written extensively about parenting a child with special needs. She and her family live in Nashville, Tennessee. Visit her at Jamie-Sumner.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla on August 28, 2020

Five sparkly, sensory-aware stars for this new book from the author of "Roll With It." Jamie Sumner, you have done it again! A girl who is being replanted with additional challenges learns to shine and grow in a new place -- with the help of some fantastic supporting characters. Lou is such a lovabl......more

Goodreads review by Cat on September 27, 2020

I just cried so much reading this book as an ADULT a 23 year old PERSON who pays TAXES (technically none of this makes me immune to crying while reading a children's book but hey, here we are) I love Lou and her voice, and everything she experiences and thinks about just seems so real and down to earth.......more

Goodreads review by Afoma (Reading Middle Grade) on March 21, 2021

I’m a huge fan of Sumner’s storytelling prowess and essentially read this book in one sitting. The scenes were highly believable, as were the ups and downs of Lou’s life. Tune It Out also explores difficult questions about family and finding oneself, particularly the courage to strike out on one’s o......more

Goodreads review by Dana on September 30, 2024

2 stars. I don't remember much of this book now after 2 months, but I'm not really a fan of school settings anymore, and definitely not of music in books, if it makes sense. But the premise was interesting and the relationship with the mother kinda sad towards the end.......more

Goodreads review by Sisters Three on November 04, 2021

Not really sure what I thought of this....had one cuss word h-e-double l...um and I'm just not sure, so yeah. ~Kayti......more