Becky Cohen has a rough life. Shes an outsider everywhere she goes: shunned and mocked at school, at her violin lessons, and at home by her disapproving mother. Her only true friend is her brilliant little brother, newspaper-loving Benjy. She dreams of becoming a great violinist, but at the group lessons shes forced to take at the Y, Becky panics and plays badly. Then Becky meets Mr. Freeman, her buildings handyman. He has a lot to teach her about becoming a musician, and being a friend. Gradually, Becky begins speaking her mind more often, and finds that people are actually listening. Then Mr. Freeman tells Becky about a local performing arts high schools scholarship contest. With the lessons learned from Mr. Freeman and Benjy, can Becky overcome her fears and play whats in her heart? From the Hardcover edition.
ASIN: 0440420571
VSKU: BVV.0440420571.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:de Alcantara, Pedro
Binding: Paperback
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