Fierce Voice

Words bawling...Melody howling...Fierce Voice rising Iz has everything she's ever wanted: she's found the foster home of her dreams and is attending the prestigious music school she moved heaven and earth to get into. But secrets from her past keep threatening to spill into the present, and Iz is sure that her newfound loved ones will abandon her if they learn of her terrible history. Despite these fears, Iz does her best to settle into her new life. Hoping to give at-risk children the musical experiences she longed for when she was little, she joins with her classmates and Teo (the boy she sort of kissed and then ghosted all summer) to start a musical outreach program at the community centre she used to go to. She isn't quite prepared for the chaotic group of children she's paired with. And she's even less ready for Skye, an angry foster kid who challenges everything Iz holds dear, gets a little too close for comfort, and has her own terrible secret. To help Skye, Iz must make a dreadful choice--a decision that could free them both from their demons or completely destroy everything Iz has fought so hard for. Is raising her voice worth the risk? Fierce Voice is the sequel to the White Pine Award nominee Iz the Apocaylpse.