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A Remarkable Ear
Anne Fine
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Description for A Remarkable Ear
Paperback.
A special teacher helps Will to face his fears and embrace his natural gift for the violin in this touching, musical story of patience, practice and courage.
Everyone's always telling Will to stop making so much noise. That is, until he meets music teacher Mr Brand. He thinks Will's not just noisy but that he has a gift and must learn to play the violin. But Will doesn't feel special . He can never find peace to practice at home and carrying a violin around school is too embarrassing. There's also the small matter of his stage fright … Can he really become the star Mr Brand believes in?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Barrington Stoke Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781129449
SKU
9781781129449
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Anne Fine
An acclaimed and award-winning author of books for both adults and children, Anne Fine was the second Waterstones Children’s Laureate holding the post from 2001 to 2003. Fine began writing in the 1970’s and since then has written more than seventy books for children of all ages as well as novels for adults. Amongst her best-known works are Goggle-Eyes, which won both the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and the coveted Carnegie Medal, Flour Babies, which also won the Carnegie, Madame Doubtfire, later adapted into the hit children’s film Mrs Doubtfire, and Bill’s New Frock. In 2003 Anne Fine was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was awarded an OBE.
Reviews for A Remarkable Ear
"Anne Fine is adept at portraying families that don't always conform to the ideal" – The Letterpress Project "A positive and heart-warming tale of success against the odds … It should leave all readers with smiles on their faces" – Books for Keeps "A really inspirational story" – VIP Reading "I loved this book because it was an easy read for me and a simple story. But it had a powerful message that is… If you persevere and practice you can achieve anything" – Reader review, Books up North