โ Scribed by Linda Vigen Phillips
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
"a richly woven, unforgettable symphony of feelings and words" -Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
Piano prodigy Claire Fairchild, 14, has always known music would be her life. So when she has the opportunity to enter a prestigious contest, she goes all in - until she realizes she's also competing against Juan, a close childhood friend and one of the most talented musicians she knows. It doesn't help that her thoughts about him are turning romantic.
"Juan on the flute,
me on the piano,
there can be
only
one
winner.
The thought of this
not being a good idea
gives me more butterflies
than the thought of
performing my own composition."
When Claire and her family receive a devastating blow from rare, always fatal Batten disease, her world enters a tailspin. Claire decides her musical goals no longer seem relevant.
_"I can't do music...
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