| Edition |
1st U.S. ed.: March 2017. |
| Description |
305 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Note |
"Originally published in Sweden in 2013 as Hjarta av jazz by Piratforlaget" [Stockholm]-- Verso t.p. |
| Indexed In: |
School Library Journal, April 2017 |
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Pub Weekly, January 2017 |
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Kirkus Starred, January 2017 |
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Horn Book, October 2017 |
| Summary |
"For Steffi, going to school everyday is an exercise in survival. She's never fit in with any of the groups at school, and she's viciously teased by the other girls in her class. The only way she escapes is through her music -- especially jazz music. When Steffi hears her favorite jazz song playing through an open window of a retirement home on her walk home from school, she decides to go in and introduce herself. The old man playing her favorite song is Alvar. When Alvar was a teenager in World War II Sweden, he dreamed of being in a real jazz band. Then and now, Alvar's escape is music -- especially jazz music. Through their unconventional but powerful friendship, Steffi comes to realize that she won't always be stuck and lonely in her town."--Provided by publisher. |
| Audience |
Young Adult Follett School Solutions. |
| Subject |
High school girls -- Fiction.
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Jazz music -- Fiction.
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Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction.
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Self-realization -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Psychological fiction.
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| Added Author |
Wideburg, Laura A., tr.
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| ISBN |
9781250095237 |
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