Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams

From award-winning verse novelist Shari Green comes an unforgettable story of friendship, first love, and an impossible choice between integrity and duty, family and friends, all while fighting for a dream.

Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams is a historical YA novel in verse that centers around a young pianist in East Germany trying to make sense of love, duty, and the pursuit of dreams during the unsettled months of protest that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall in the late 1980s. Written in stunning lyrical verse, Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams is a story of hope, courage, romance, and the power of music not only to change lives, but to save them.


Author: Shari Green
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Published: 03/05/2024
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.13h x 6.38w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9781524881139
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/15/2024 pg. 53
School Library Journal 02/01/2024 pg. 100
Foreword 02/13/2024

About the Author
Shari Green is the author of several novels in verse, including the ALA Schneider Family Book Award winner, Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess. Her books have been included on international "best of" lists and nominated for multiple state and provincial readers'-choice programs. Shari is also a poet, musician, and former nurse. She can often be found wandering the beaches or forest trails near her home on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.