The Rising Star of Rusty Nail

Locations
Call Number: Y Fiction / Blume, Lesley, Kids Book / Fiction / Historical / Blume, Lesley M M.
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Y Fiction / Blume, Lesley	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / Historical / Blume, Lesley M M.	4-week checkout	On Shelf

In the small town of Rusty Nail, Minnesota, in the early 1950s, musically talented ten-year-old Franny wants to take advanced piano lessons from newcomer Olga Malenkov, a famous Russian musician suspected of being a communist spy by gossipy members of the community.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Great Book! submitted by Meg98 on June 20, 2012, 9:33pm This book is about a young girl who had a dream of becoming a pianist. Unfortunately, she had surpassed the knowledge of the only piano teacher in her town, Rusty Nail. When a mysterious Russian woman moves in and brings a lot of instruments with her, the girl begs for lessons on the piano. After a long time of trying, she gets a spot with her as a student. She studies with the Russian woman for a long time and eventually goes on to become a great musician. I highly recommend this book!