Sharon Huss Roat grew up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and now lives in Delaware with her husband and two children. Purchase the book: Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Book Depository / Fully Booked / National Book Store *Photo and synopsis provided by the authorīetween the Notes is out on Jfrom HarperTeen. including herself.ĭebut author Sharon Huss Roat crafts a charming and timely story of what happens when life as you know it flips completely upside down. She may be surprised that not everyone is who she thought they were. and there is no way to stop them.Īs things get to the breaking point, Ivy turns to her music, some unlikely new friends, and the trusting heart of her disabled little brother. But when a bad boy next door threatens to ruin everything, Ivy’s carefully crafted lies begin to unravel. Ivy is forced to move with her family out of their affluent neighborhood to Lakeside, also known as “the wrong side of the tracks.” Hiding the truth from her friends-and the cute new guy in school, who may have secrets of his own-seems like a good idea at first. Only this isn’t one of her single, terrifying performances. When Ivy Emerson’s family loses their house-complete with her beloved piano-the fear of what’s to come seizes her like a bad case of stage fright. To help them, and herself, she must stop living vicariously and start bringing the magic of Vicurious back to life.Hello! Welcome to Day 1 of Bookish Birthday Bash! I hope you enjoy today’s feature on debut author Sharon Huss Roat and her book, Between the Notes!

But the more followers she amasses online, the clearer it becomes that there are a lot of people out there who feel like her-#alone and #ignored in real life. Instantly, she begins to get followers, and soon, Vicky has made a whole new life for herself without ever leaving her bedroom. So she decides to invent a social life by Photoshopping herself into other people's photos and posting them on Instagram under the screen name Vicurious. But when Jenna moves away, Vicky's isolation becomes unbearable. Vicky Decker's social anxiety has helped her to master the art of hiding in plain sight, appearing only to her best friend, Jenna. Perfect for fans of Vivi Greene's Sing and Susane Colasanti's Now and Forever. From the author of Between the Notes comes a story that shines a light on our love of social media and how sometimes being the person you think you want to be isn't as great as being the person you truly are.

Between the Notes by Sharon Huss Roat