Books like Heart's delight by Per Nilsson

A story of two quiet teens, a selective mute girl and a deaf boy, who find voice and love through sign language and newfound understanding.

He won Grammy awards, wrote and recorded hit songs, and yet no figure in popular music is as much of a paradox, or as underrated, as Harry Nilsson. In this first ever full-length biography, Alyn Shipton traces Nilsson's life from his Brooklyn childhood to his Los Angeles adolescence and his gradual emergence as a uniquely talented singer-songwriter. With interviews from friends, family, and associates, and material drawn from an unfinished autobiography, Shipton probes beneath the enigma to discover the real Harry Nilsson. Nilsson shunned live performance--his venue was the recording studio. He was a gifted composer of songs for a wide variety of performers, including the Ronettes, the Yardbirds, and the Monkees, yet Nilsson's own biggest hits were almost all written by other songwriters. He won two Grammy awards, had two top ten singles, numerous album successes, and wrote a number of songs that still sound remarkably fresh and original today. Near the end of his life, Nilsson's career was marked by voice-damaging substance abuse and the infamous deaths of both Keith Moon and Mama Cass in his London flat. Alyn Shipton's biography offers readers an intimate portrait of a man who has seemed both famous and unknowable--until now.--From publisher description.

Reese and David, teens altered by alien DNA, are pursued by governments, extraterrestrials, and a shadowy corporation. Love, loyalty, and identity collide as Reese must choose between her human love, her ex-girlfriend Amber, and the fate of humanity.

A Regency romance where a gambler and a woman loyal to her sweetheart forge a sham courtship that turns into unexpected love.

Eighteen-year-old Lu plans to leave her Kentucky town after graduation, but family bonds, lingering grief, and a budding romance challenge her path to independence.

Seventeen‑year‑old Skylar Evans’s hopes of leaving her small town for art school are threatened when her mother loses her job. A renewed friendship with marine veteran Josh and her work at a local motel help her see the value of home and friendship.

After returning home from boarding school, Emma discovers her mother is in the midst of a schizophrenic break, forcing her to confront the foundations of her own identity while seeking support from her boyfriend Daniel—though a brooding visitor at the hospital may offer deeper understanding.

A curated collection of beloved young‑reader classics, from Brontë’s *Wuthering Heights* to Conrad’s *Typhoon*, *The Last of the Mohicans* and Rawlings’s *The Yearling*, spanning themes of love, family, and adventure.

After a family tragedy, widower Graham Lockwood returns to church life to lead a handbell choir for a widowed neighbor, discovering new purpose, unexpected family ties, and a chance at his own hymn of love.

Nineteen‑year‑old Lisbeth, inspired by Audrey Hepburn, struggles with a broken home, an alcohol‑abusing sister, and a raucous shore culture in Tokyo while chasing her own dreams and a chance to reinvent herself in a Givenchy dress.