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Author:

Broach, Elise, author.

Title:

Duet / Elise Broach ; with illustrations by Ziyue Chen.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

LittleBrown and Company,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

294 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Subject:

Goldfinches--Juvenile fiction.
Birdsongs--Juvenile fiction.
Music--Juvenile fiction.
Chopin, Frédéric,--1810-1849--Juvenile fiction.
Piano--Juvenile fiction.
Human-animal relationships--Juvenile fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.

Other Authors:

Chen, Ziyue, illustrator.

Notes:

"Christy Ottaviano books."

Summary:

"A musically gifted bird, a piano-playing boy, and a real-life mystery involving three artistic geniuses Welcome to the world of Mirabelle, a young goldfinch who loves to sing and dreams of becoming a musical star. She lives with her family in the backyard of a piano teacher, and she is quickly intrigued by Mr. Starek's newest pupil. Michael Jin is an eleven-year-old keyboard sensation, but lesson after lesson, he refuses to play. With the prestigious Chopin Festival looming at summers end, how will he be ready in time? Mirabelle is responsible for Michaels breakthroughto her own astonishment, she sings the Chopin piece he is beginning to play at the piano. It is their first duet. Thus begins a secret adventure that will take Mirabelle and Michael further than they ever imaginedin music, in friendship, and in solving the mystery of a lost piano that could be worth millions. A house full of treasures holds the clues. There, Mirabelle, Michael, and their friend Emily will make an important discovery that links the great composer Frederic Chopin, the trailblazing author George Sand, and the French Romantic painter Eugene Delacroix. A fast-paced, history-rich mystery will have young readers hooked as they root for boy and bird in this beautifully told novel, full of emotion and suspense."-- provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0316311359
9780316311359

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1313122509

LCCN:

2021010563

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