A Crooked Kind of Perfect

from sweetiegherkin

After watching a public television special of a great pianist, 10-year-old Zoe Elias dreams of becoming a concert pianist. The only problem is that when her dad goes to purchase a used piano for her, he ends up coming home with a used electronic organ instead. How can Zoe ever reach Carnegie Hall...

from jdrabkin

Zoe Elias is not a popular girl, her father's neuroses keep him tucked into the house, and her mother is a workaholic. Although Zoe hopes to learn to play the piano, her father buys a low end organ. Yet, learning to play the piano unleashes a series of events that changes the lives of Zoe, her mo...

from abbylibrarian

Zoe Elias dreams of playing the piano at Carnegie Hall. She's certain that just given the chance, she might turn out to be a prodigy. She's picturing playing recitals on a grand piano while elegant people dressed in their finest sit in the audience. Imagine her surprise when, instead of the piano...

from librarybrandy

I haven't heard a lot of buzz yet about Newbery contenders, but I'd say this is one of them. It's another quiet story with all the action being character development, without a lot of outside plot to muck it up. It's ostensibly a middle-grade novel, with a protagonist who is 10 years old (going o...

from AdrienneWood

A young girl has a dream of playing the piano at Carnegie Hall. Her parents plan to get her a piano, but unfortunately her dad (who suffers from severe anxiety) gets her an organ that he was certain was better (as said by the sales person). She gets upset, but still gives it a try and eventually ...