Rhythm & Muse

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CinderellameetsCyranoin this pitch-perfect YA contemporary rom-com about a Black teen boy who has resigned himself to pining for his dream girl from afar, until his romantic verse to her, written in secret, becomes the front-runner in a theme song contest for her popular podcast.

Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon, Elise Bryant, and Kasie West!

Darren Armstrong lives in his head. Its nice in theresafe from others unsolicited opinions and critiques. Surrounded by talkative family and showboat friends, Darrens always been happy to play the role of observer. Until Delia Dawson came alongtransfer student, host of theDillie D in the Place to Bepodcast, and total dream girl, in Darrens opinion.

His friends are all convinced hes going to do nothing but pine away for Dillie in silence. But when Dillie puts out a call for listeners to make a theme song for the pod, one of Darrens secret side projectsanonymously submitted by his meddling friendscatches her ear.

As Dillie sets out to uncover the mystery singer behind the track, Darren has to decide: Is he ready to step out of the shadows and take the lead in his own life?