This Song Will Save Your Life

“A Letter to Elise,” by the Cure

“Lights & Music,” by Cut Copy

“Modern Love,” by David Bowie

“Just Can’t Get Enough,” Depeche Mode

“Come On Eileen,” by Dexy’s Midnight Ru

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“A Little Respect,” by Erasure

“Ready for the Floor,” by Hot Chip

“Town Called Malice,” by the Jam

“Maple Leaves,” by Jens Lekman

“Head On,” by the Jesus and Mary Chain

“Love Will Tear Us Apart,” by Joy Division

“D.A.N.C.E.,” by Justice

“We Are Your Friends,” by Justice vs. Simian

“All These Things That I’ve Done,” by the Killers

“Victoria,” by the Kinks

“Daft Punk Is Playing at My House,” by LCD Soundsystem

“North American Scum,” by LCD Soundsystem

“Deceptacon,” by Le Tigre

“You! Me! Dancing!” by Los Campesinos

“Time to Pretend,” by MGMT

“Bizarre Love Triangle,” by New Order

“Blue Monday,” by New Order

“Temptation,” by New Order

“Smells Like Teen Spirit,” by Nirvana

“Young Folks,” by Peter, Bjorn and John

“1901,” by Phoenix

“Debaser,” by the Pixies

“Rocks,” by Primal Scream

“Common People,” by Pulp

“Mis-Shapes,” by Pulp

“Whoo! Alright—Yeah … Uh Huh,” by the Rapture

“Get Off of My Cloud,” by the Rolling Stones

“Panic,” by the Smiths

“This Charming Man,” by the Smiths

“Elephant Stone,” by the Stone Roses

“You Only Live Once,” by the Strokes

“Beautiful Ones,” by Suede

“Once in a Lifetime,” by the Talking Heads

“Born Slippy NUXX,” by Underworld

“Rock & Roll,” by the Velvet Underground

“Bitter Sweet Symphony,” by the Verve

“Baba O’Riley,” by the Who

Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers

175 Fifth Avenue, New York 10010

Copyright © 2013 by Leila Sales

All rights reserved

First hardcover edition, 2013

eBook edition, September 2013

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Sales, Leila.

    This song will save your life / Leila Sales. — First edition.

        pages cm

    Summary: Nearly a year after a failed suicide attempt, sixteen-year-old Elise discovers that she has the passion, and the talent, to be a disc jockey.

    ISBN 978-0-374-35138-0 (hardcover)

    ISBN 978-0-374-35139-7 (e-book)

    [1.  Interpersonal relations—Fiction.   2.  Popularity—Fiction.   3.  High schools—Fiction.   4.  Schools—Fiction.   5.  Disc jockeys—Fiction.   6.  Suicide—Fiction.]   I.  Title.

PZ7.S15215Thi 2013

[Fic]—dc23

2012050408

eISBN 9780374351397

Lyrics from “Never Be Alone” by Simian, which were rerecorded as “We Are Your Friends” by Justice vs. Simian, used by permission of Oli Isaacs (This Is Music Ltd).