Praise for You Should See Me in a Crown :Ī Well-Read Black Girl June Book Club YA Book Pick Julian Winters, award-winning author of Running with Lions This book is an anthem for every queer Black teen who's ever been told they're underserving of their happy ending.

Leah Johnson seamlessly harmonizes fear with hope, tragedy with healing, and betrayal wtih redemption. Ashley Woodfolk, author of The Beauty that Remains and When You Were Everything Rise to the Sun is a novel that will show Black girls just how brightly they can shine, and that love, like music, is a True Thing. Nicola Yoon, author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers The Sun is Also a Star and Everything, Everything Rise to the Sun is a sweet, funny, and effervescent gem of a book.

Jasmine Guillory, bestselling author of The Proposal I can't wait to read every single book she writes. Leah Johnson is a star her writing is joyful, funny, and heartfelt.

Packed with irresistible romance and irrepressible heart, bestselling author Leah Johnson delivers a stunning and cinematic story about grief, love, and the remarkable power of music to heal and connect us all. Olivia and Toni will find that they need each other, and music, more than they ever could have imagined. As they work together, the festival becomes so much more complicated than they bargained for. When the two arrive at Farmland, the last thing they expect is to realize that they'll need to join forces in order to get what they're searching for out of the weekend. Unsure about who she wants to become and still reeling in the wake of the loss of her musician-turned-roadie father, she's heading back to the music festival that changed his life in hopes that following in his footsteps will help her find her own way forward. Toni is one week away from starting college, and it's the last place she wants to be. A crush-free weekend at Farmland Music and Arts Festival with her best friend is just what she needs to get her mind off the senior year that awaits her.

But after the fallout from her last breakup has left her an outcast at school and at home, she's determined to turn over a new leaf. Book Synopsis From the author of You Should See Me in a Crown, Leah Johnson delivers a stunning novel about being brave enough to be true to yourself, and learning to find joy even when times are unimaginably dark.

Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson