New children’s novel puts neurodiversity centre stage through music and magic
Holly Wild lives in a world of his own. He has his own internal jukebox inside his head. He is an orphan after his parents died in a car crash in Texas, while visiting the home of Buddy Holly.
When they died Holly’s parents left him a Diner in Hammersmith, but it is very run-down, and he is struggling to keep the business afloat. Luckily Holly has the help of some weird and wonderful Earth Angels, some Troubadours from the past and most importantly a jukebox time machine. With it Holly can go back in time and meet his rock and roll heroes such as Billy Fury, Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran. Holly goes on a musical magical mystery tour of time and space which follows and seems strangely connected to the famous Magical Mystery Tour of the Beatles.
The author of The Jukebox Time Machine, MARK ROLAND LANGDALE, explains: “Holly Wild has AS Aspergers Syndrome which I was also diagnosed with as a child. I also have autism and it’s a fact of my life. With this book, I wanted to create a main character who also has these conditions that younger readers can also relate to. Music is a great equaliser so through that I hope readers, no matter if they identify with autism or Aspergers or not at all, will enjoy Holly and his story.”
https://troubador.co.uk/bookshop/young-adult/the-jukebox-time-machine
