A Crooked Kind of Perfect
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A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban
Ten-year-old Zoe Elias has perfect piano dreams. She can practically feel the keys under her flying fingers; she can hear the audience's applause. All she needs is a baby grand so she can start her lessons, and then she'll be well on her way to Carnegie Hall.
But when Dad ventures to the music store and ends up with a wheezy organ instead of a piano, Zoe's dreams hit a sour note. Learning the organ versions of old TV theme songs just isn't the same as mastering Beethoven on the piano. And the organ isn't the only part of Zoe's life in Michigan that's off-kilter, what with Mom constantly at work, Dad afraid to leave the house, and that odd boy, Wheeler Diggs, following her home from school every day.
Yet when Zoe enters the annual Perform-O-Rama organ competition, she finds that life is full of surprises--and that perfection may be even better when it's just a little off center.
A Crooked Sort of Perfect, Linda Urban's debut novel, was a BookSense pick, a New York Public Library Outstanding Book for Reading and Sharing, and was nominated for twenty state awards. She used to work as an independent bookstore at Vroman's in Pasadena, California, but now lives in Montpelier, Vermont, with her family. Visit www.lindaurbanbooks.com for more information.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780152066086 |
| ISBN 10 | 015206608X |
| Title | A Crooked Kind of Perfect |
| Author | Linda Urban |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Harcourt Children's Books |
| Year published | 2009-04-06 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Grades 3-5) 2010, Short-listed for Nene Award 2011 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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