Book details
Second Fiddle
Or How to Tell a Blackbird from a Sausage
Author: Siobhan Parkinson
Second Fiddle
$11.99
About This Book
Book Details
Aspiring writer Mags Clarke has just moved with her mother to a new area after the death of her father. Because her feet are usually firmly planted on the ground, Mags is cautious about befriending Gillian, whom she enchantingly finds playing the violin high up in the trees near her house. But the two get acquainted and embark on Project Manhunt: a plan to find Gillian's absent father, the only one who can send Gillian to an audition for a prestigious music school. Their strategies differ, making the road to true friendship a bumpy one. Second Fiddle is a thoughtfully crafted portrait of family and an unlikely friendship forged around a noble goal.
Imprint Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
ISBN
9781466892941
In The News
"Mags is a lively narrator, secondary characters are well drawn, and the novel deals gently with friendship and sensitive family issues."—Booklist
"Readers will quickly warm to this winning heroine and the quirky characters who surround her."—Publishers Weekly
"An often-touching exploration of the variant ties between friends, and in families."—Kirkus Reviews