Written in diary format, this debut novel is a funny, powerful story about a teen music fan. Thunderhead is utterly music-obsessed but also going deaf. She has two tumours in her eardrums that need to be operated on and she will lose most of her hearing afterwards. She is also starting high school without her best (and only) friend, Moonflower, who is going to a different school. Thunderhead starts writing an online blog on a defunct music forum to vent her frustrations.

When Thunderhead meets Moonflower’s new friends, she is thrilled they love music, but pretends she likes their favourite bands and foolishly promises she can get them free tickets to a gig by her favourite musician. Meanwhile, there are hospital and doctors’ appointments as she prepares for her operation.

With musical playlists at the start of every chapter and line drawings throughout, this is a delightful own-voices story for readers aged 10+.