SOLVED. YA novel where boy lives in house that is alive and looks after him. [s]

[harvie]

I think the book is relatively new, published some time during the last decade, and i distinctly remember this emo teenage boy meeting a girl under tree at school while he's drawing and he ends up running away with her because he is getting trapped by his house where his mother died and it is alive and the piano plays by itself

[Rainbowheart]

The Thief of Always?

[Anna]

Or perhaps The House?

[Kris]

Grace, The House by Christina Lauren - Anna's suggestion - matches your description.

Some reviewers say, "Gavin's mother has been MIA since he could remember. He has never known anything but the house. It takes care of him. It feeds him. It keeps him safe." | "Delilah gets the courage to join him as he sits alone under a tree at lunch and it’s the beginning of a friendship that leads to more." | From the book: "But as soon as she asked, Piano played another chord, C-sharp major."

[harvie]

It is 'the house'! Thanks guys

[Kris]

Great. Glad you found your book, Grace. Thanks for the update.