| Behind These Hands: a novel in verse Contributor(s): Vigen Phillips, Linda (Author) |
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ISBN: 1611532590 ISBN-13: 9781611532593 Publisher: Torchflame Books OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Novels In Verse - Young Adult Fiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries - Young Adult Fiction | Performing Arts - Music |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2018933744 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.79 lbs) 300 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "My hands aren't the same hands as before. Even my friends feel different." Claire Fairchild, 14, has always known music would be her life. So when she has the opportunity to enter a prestigious contest, she goes all in--until she realizes she's also competing against Juan, a close childhood friend and one of the most talented musicians she knows. It doesn't help that her thoughts about him are turning romantic. When Claire and her family receive a devastating blow from Batten disease, her world enters a tailspin. Claire decides her musical goals no longer seem relevant. She can't reconcile the joy that music would bring to her life while her brothers succumb to an early and ugly death. Her decision puts everything at risk: her friendship with Juan, her parents' expectations, and her own happiness. After Claire accompanies a friend on a school newspaper assignment, she meets a centenarian with a unique musical past and only one regret in life. Claire knows something in her life has to change before it's too late, but she's not sure she has the courage to take the next step. |