The Disability Book Archive

[ID: A book cover. The title “Rise to the Sun” is split across the top and bottom of the cover. “Rise” is written at the top in large white capitals, with 3 yellow bars on either side of it. “To the Sun” is written at the bottom of the cover in the same white capitals. “The” is underlined with a yellow bar. The author’s name “Leah Johnson” is written below the latter half of the title in smaller yellow capitals. Text below this reads “Bestselling Author of ‘You Should See Me in a Crown’” in smaller yellow caps. The background is colour gradient of pink and orange, and shows art of two young black girls in the centre. The girl on the left has long dark hair, a large brimmed black hat, is wearing a white top and grey jeans. Her left arm is slung over the should of the the girl on the right, pulling her closer. The firl on the right has long black hair hair, and is wearing a blue t-shirt. They are both smiling. /end]

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Content Warning:

• Revenge Porn
• Gun Violence
• Asthma Attacks
• Panic Attacks
• Death of a Parent
• Bullying
• Toxic Relationship
• Sexual Harrassment
• References to Mass Shootings

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Summary:

Three days. Two girls. One life-changing music festival.

Olivia is an expert at falling in love . . . and at being dumped. 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. 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.

Toni is one week away from starting college, and it’s the last place she wants to be. 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.

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. As they work together, the festival becomes so much more complicated than they bargained for, and Olivia and Toni will find that they need each other, and music, more than they ever could have imagined.

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.

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Notes:

There is an audiobook.

There is a kindle edition.

Here is a link to Johnson’s website.

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Archivist Comments:

This book seems to fall into the “insta-love” trope.

Even though the book, specifically the insta-love aspect, seems to have been a bit divisive amongst certain readers, Johnson’s writing style and her work in relation to banned and challenged books has been widely praised.

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