Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Five top middle grade novels for the musical soul

At the BN Kids Blog Maria Burel tagged five top middle grade novels for the musical soul, including:
The Way to Stay in Destiny, by Augusta Scattergood

Theo Thomas has two passions: baseball and piano. Ripped from his life on his grandparents’ farm, and plunked down in Destiny, Florida with his cantankerous Vietnam vet uncle, Theo’s not sure how he’s going to survive past the sixth grade. But then there’s Miss Sister and her piano, and Anabel and her Hank Aaron project, and suddenly Destiny might not be so bad after all. As long as his uncle doesn’t find out what he’s up to.
Read about another entry on the list.

The Page 69 Test: The Way to Stay in Destiny.

--Marshal Zeringue