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    Opposite of Music

    By Janet Ruth Young

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    when i am well

    i will take you

    At first Billy's father just seemed distant, as if he had something on his mind. Then he stopped listening to music, saying it hurt his ears. After a while he stopped eating and sleeping. And after that he just stopped. Stopped being Billy's father and his friend and became someone else. Someone who was depressed and withdrawn and wouldn't respond to treatments.

    Determined to help their father, Billy and his family devise a series of unconventional therapies for him. But the strain of looking after Dad begins to wear on them all. Billy stops writing songs and starts avoiding his friends. His sister wants to suicide-proof the house. And his mother worries about losing her job because she takes so much time off. Taking care of Dad is starting to sap the strength they need to keep him alive.

    The Opposite of Musicis a powerful and realistic debut novel about the lengths a family will go to in order to save one of their own, and the strength it takes to learn how to ask for help.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster UK
    Release dateDec 11, 2012
    ISBN9781471103636
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    Opposite of Music
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    Janet Ruth Young

    Janet Ruth Young is the author of the teen novels My Beautiful Failure, Things I Shouldn’t Think (previously published as The Babysitter Murders), and The Opposite of Music. She lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Visit her at JanetRuthYoung.com.

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    • 3/5
      Billy’s family is in crisis. His father is sliding into a state of chronic depression. Billy, his mother and sister all pitch in to help by researching different anti drug methods. Nothing works. In desperation, they resort to Electric Shock Treatment. Billy finds it hard to let go.Quite good. Easy to read. Good to pair with No Worries (Bill Condon)
    • 3/5
      When Billy's father is diagnosed with depression, the whole family works together to find a treatment that will work. The family's dedication to this task overshadows all other aspects of their life, leaving the reader to fear for the sanity of the main character. Though the issues that the family faces are real enough, the characters themselves lack life and interest. The variety and style of the chapters are interesting, however, and make the book a bearable read.