"Powerful . . . equal parts heartwarming and heart-wrenching. White is a gifted storyteller."
–Washington Post
"Resonant, beautifully wrought."
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Oprah Daily "A painful, inspiring journey from start to finish."
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Zibby Owens, Katie Couric online "An evocative portrait of ambition and artistic aspiration . . . a vivid, inspiring saga of talent sprouting in unlikely places."
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Publishers Weekly "Remarkable . . . [An] exceptionally inspiring story of the power of perseverance and the saving grace of music and community."
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Booklist "White writes passionately about his studies and relationships, his tone disarmingly direct, with flashes of lyric brilliance. This is a story of perseverance, hard work and a little luck; of love of music and the importance of community and both built and biological families. Readers will find his account touching and inspirational."
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Shelf Awareness "The sweetest love song for his adoptive parents, for music, for miracles, and for those who supported White all along . . . [The] feel-best of feel-good books."
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Washington Informer