Duet

A musically gifted bird, a piano-playing boy, and a real-life mystery involving three artistic geniuses

Welcome 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's newest pupil. Michael Jin is an eleven-year-old keyboard sensation, but lesson after lesson, he refuses to play. With the prestigious Chopin Festival looming at summer's end, how will he be ready in time? Mirabelle is responsible for Michael'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.

Author: Elise Broach
Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books-Little Brown and Hach
Published: 05/10/2022
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.30h x 4.90w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780316311359
Audience: Ages 9-12

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2022
Publishers Weekly 04/11/2022
Booklist 05/01/2022 pg. 58
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2022 pg. 139