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FACING THE MUSIC
Margaret Willey
Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, March 1, 1996)Feeling like a new person after joining the music band, Crawl Space, Lisa Franklin hopes to get over the loss of her mother but fears that the other members of the band, who wanted a different sound, may not want her indefinitely.
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Facing the Music
Eva Vogiel
Hardcover (Judaica Pr, Nov. 6, 2002)In a Jewish boarding school deep in the English countryside, Zeesie Lipstein harbors fantasies about her future that both her mother and her teachers tell her are completely unrealistic. Then--through a series of strange occurrences, mysterious meetings and astonishing discoveries--Zeesie realizes that a very different future awaits her.
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Facing the Music
Jennifer Knapp
Audio CD (Oasis Audio, Oct. 31, 2017)Jennifer Knapp’s meteoric rise in the Christian music industry ended abruptly when she walked away and came out publicly as a lesbian. This is her story—of coming to Christ, of building a career, of admitting who she is, and of how her faith remained strong through it all. At the top of her career in the Christian music industry, Jennifer Knapp quit. A few years later, she publicly revealed she is gay. A media frenzy ensued, and many of her former fans were angry with what they saw as turning her back on God. But through it all, she held on to the truth that had guided her from the beginning. In this memoir, she finally tells her story: of her troubled childhood, the love of music that pulled her through, her dramatic conversion to Christianity, her rise to stardom, her abrupt departure from Christian Contemporary Music, her years of trying to come to terms with her sexual orientation, and her return to music and Nashville in 2010, when she came out publicly for the first time. She also talks about the importance of her faith, and despite the many who claim she can no longer call herself a believer, she maintains that she is both gay and a Christian. Now an advocate for LGBT issues in the church, Jennifer has witnessed heartbreaking struggles as churches wrestle with issues of homosexuality and faith. This engrossing, inspiring memoir will help people understand her story and to believe in their own stories, whatever they may be.
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Facing the Music
Margaret Willey
Mass Market Paperback (Laurel Leaf, May 12, 1997)Lisa Franklin's troubles seem to melt away when she sings. Since joining a high school band, she feels like a new person: strong and self-confident. Not like the person who has felt miserable since her mother died four years ago. But Lisa's brother, Mark, isn't so happy about her singing with the band--it's his band, his friends. As the summer progresses, Lisa is thrilled with the band's success and all the attention she's getting. But while the other band members can't deny that Lisa is improving their sound, they're not sure it's what they want. The dilemma is even greater since no one knows how to tell Lisa.
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