*book tour* Duet by elise broach
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Hello, Bookworms!!
Welcome to my stop on the book tour for Duet by Elise Broach. I’m so happy to be a part of this tour! This read was such a heartwarming story of friendship between a piano prodigy and a goldfinch.
SYNOPSIS:
A musically gifted bird, a piano-playing boy, and a real-life mystery involving three artisticgeniusesWelcome 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’snewest pupil. Michael Jin is an eleven-year-old keyboard sensation, but lesson after lesson, he refuses to play. With the prestigious ChopinFestival looming at summer’s end, how will he be ready in time? Mirabelle is responsible forMichael’’s breakthrough—to 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 imagined—in 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.
My thoughts:
Y'all I was not prepared for the endearing friendship element to this middle-grade mystery. The POV is from Mirabelle, the goldfinch. She tells us this story of Michael and her unique perspective really gives a fresh approach to telling this story. I adored their friendship and the multiple tidbits that make up this story. We are learning throughout about music, facts about composers like Chopin, and additionally facts about goldfinches.
Altogether this little mystery, friendship, and musical elements are mixed to create a magical and endearing story where the pacing is on point, the educational bits are weaved as well as a composer writing a masterpiece.
I would highly recommend this story to anyone, but especially to those who love music. As a piano player myself, I found myself reminded of how much I miss my piano!
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meet the author…
Elise Broach is the author of more than twenty books for young readers, including board books, picture books, early readers, middle-grade mysteries, and young adult novels. Her picture book, MyPet Wants a Pet, was named Parents Magazine’s Best Picture Book of 2018. Another picture book, When Dinosaurs Came with Everything, won the E. B. White Read-Aloud Award and was TimeMagazine’s #1 Children’s Book of the Year. Her middle-grade novel, Masterpiece, was a New YorkTimes bestseller and also won the E. B. White Read-Aloud Award. Elise’s books have appeared on more than a dozen state reading lists. She lives in Connecticut and teaches creative writing at Yale University.
