The Lucy Variations

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Synopsis
Lucy Beck-Moreau once had a promising future as a concert pianist. The right people knew her name, her performances were booked months in advance, and her future seemed certain.That was all before she turned fourteen.Now, at sixteen, it's over. A death, and a betrayal, led her to walk away. That leaves her talented ten-year-old brother, Gus, to shoulder the full weight of the Beck-Moreau family expectations. Then Gus gets a new piano teacher who is young, kind, and interested in helping Lucy rekindle her love of piano -- on her own terms. But when you're used to performing for sold-out audiences and world-famous critics, can you ever learn to play just for yourself?National Book Award finalist Sara Zarr takes readers inside one girl's struggle to reclaim her love of music and herself. To find joy again, even when things don't go according to plan. Because life isn't a performance, and everyone deserves the chance to make a few mistakes along the way.se life isn't a performance, and everyone deserves the chance to make a few mistakes along the way.
Copyright:
2013

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
352 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780316232012
Related ISBNs:
9780316205016
Publisher:
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Sara Zarr
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Children's Books, Entertainment, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Music
Grade Levels:
Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade
Reading Age:
12 and up
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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