When Frank is putting up posters to help find her missing cat, the last thing she needs is to run into the pack of bullies that makes her life miserable on a daily basis. The bullies find her though, and the humiliating ritual of name calling and psychological tug of war ensues. Suddenly, Frank is rescued by an unlikely classmate, Nick Underbridge. Frank doesn't really know Nick, like the other students in her class, she views him as strange and withdrawn. On a visit to Nick's house, everything changes for Frank. She hears strange music coming from the basement, it seems magical, far away yet everywhere at the same time. When Nick and his father are preoccupied, Frank decides to go down to the basement. What she finds will change her life forever. The Song From Somewhere Else reads like a fever dream. Sprinkled with Levi Pinfold's stark, haunting illustrations, it has a constant feeling of uneasiness throughout. The horror is effective in that it is relatively unknown and therefore more disturbing. This novel feels like the moment before a thunderstorm during a summer's evening. I don't know how else to describe it. It's odd, cool, weird and wonderful. I highly recommend it for ages 11 and up!
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