There are not many books for middle grade readers that have truly explored sensory processing disorder. Tune It Out does that and more! Lou and her mom live in a truck at a campsite. Mom can't wait until Lou makes it big with her singing career but is that what Lou really wants? One difficult evening leads Lou down a path that will impact her entire life. She must learn to deal with a new home, a new school, friends for the first time and her sensory processing disorder. Is Lou strong enough and brave enough? Does she have what it takes to "feel all the feels?" Lou and Well will have you laughing one moment and then tearing up the next. Sumner has written about SPD with accuracy, compassion and a huge heart! The author provided me with an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. Thanks, Jamie!

Thank you to the author for sharing an eARC of TUNE IT OUT with my reading group via NetGalley.

This one is a book I couldn’t put down. I have students who, like Lou, struggle with invisible disabilities of which the are keenly aware. In finding her voice, learning to advocate for herself, and discovering that there really is no “normal,” Lou understands the world in a way I hope all of my students eventually will.

TUNE IT OUT’s narrative is crisp and well-paced. It doesn’t drag, nor are any of the characters underdeveloped. I love Well and the effect his friendship has on Lou, and the quiet irreverence and persistence of Andrea and Melissa.

The backdrop of the theater is an unexpected- yet perfect - setting that allows for an unexpected- yet thoroughly satisfying and beautiful - climax. I rooted (quietly, with a sign) for Lou as she tackled so many obstacles at the end of the story.

This one is a MUST ADD to libraries everywhere: class, school, public, digital. ❤️ Out in September.