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Subject:    Re: [PubLib] ID book?
From:       Valerie Long <valeriedlong () GMAIL ! COM>
Date:       2017-02-27 21:56:33
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I totally feel as tho' I read this book when I was younger as well. I'm
going to let it percolate a bit and see if a title comes out. :)

Valerie

On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Gillian Wiseman <gillianw@wacotx.gov>
wrote:

> Well, it wasn't Sara Zarr's The Lucy Variations, but sounds similar. The
> same patron might enjoy that one...
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: publib [mailto:PUBLIB@OCLC.ORG] On Behalf Of Erica Brewster
> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2017 2:31 PM
> To: PUBLIB@OCLC.ORG
> Subject: [PubLib] ID book?
>
> Hi hive mind,
>
>
> I have a patron who is trying to find a book. Patron though the title was
> the main character's name, which was something like "Allegra" or otherwise
> music-related, but we're finding nothing with that title that matches the
> plot.
>
>
> Young adult book, was not a new book when patron read it, late 80s or
> early 90s.
>
>
> Plot summary: young semi-prodigy female piano student is struggling to
> perform (Moonlight Sonata?) with "emotion." Experiences a series of
> tragedies (death of mother, having to go live with an emotionally/musically
> tone deaf aunt, has to quit piano lessons). Aunt has a baby who begins to
> show his own signs of musical talent, but turns out to be blind. Story ends
> with main character being able to perform with emotional depth.
>
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>
> Erica
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> Erica Brewster
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