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Second Fiddle

by Rosanne Parry (Goodreads Author)

3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 · rating details · 138 ratings · 48 reviews

The author of Heart of a Shepherd offers another sensitive portrayal of military families, this time stationed abroad, in the city of Berlin at that historic time just after the Wall came down.

When 13-year-old Jody and her friends save a badly beaten Russian soldier from drowning, they put into motion a chain of events that will take them from Berlin to Paris and straight...more

Hardcover, 240 pages

Published March 22nd 2011 by Random House Books for Young Readers (first published March 14th 2011)

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Apr 19, 2012 Clare Cannon rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: 12 years+

Shelves: 13-15yrs

Wow, that was impressive. Parry has crafted insightful historical fiction from a period that I've read very little about, I learned so much even from the Author's note at the end. It's also a beautiful story of friendship, of heroism, of art, music, culture and creativity all threaded together in one gigantic adventure.

It is set in Germany in 1990, just after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Three 13-year-old ex-pat friends are disappointed that their music teacher has to cancel their trip to perform in a competition in Paris. But when they witness the attempted murder of a Soviet soldier by his comrades they devise an extraordinary plan to try to get him to safety, which of course involves travelling to Paris and participating in the concert after all.

As historical fiction the plot is rather too extraordinary to be believed, but it weaves around people, places and events that are entirely real and gives you a sense of having experienced them yourself. You understand how transitional post-wall Berlin would have felt, as well as the cultural craziness of Paris from the perspective of street musicians, fine artists and the humble writers who camp at Shakespeare and Company.

There is much to talk about with young readers, from the attempted murder (due to the soldier's reluctance to do something which could harm civilians and his reporting it to the allies), to trusting strangers and how to go about trying to do the right thing. The girls keep their dangerous adventure a secret from their parents because the soldier fears that if he is handed over he will be sent back to his regiment who will attempt to kill him again. They also meet an unsavoury character at Shakespeare and Co - whom they send on his way in no uncertain terms. And after hearing the soldier talk of the brutality of Communism in his native Estonia, there is a softer view of the ideals of Socialism from the owner of Shakespeare and Co, though his motto "Be not inhospitable to strangers lest they be angels in disguise" is actually a variation on a passage from the Bible.

Overall, however, there is a perfect balance between the unrealism of fiction (which takes reality that little bit further than it goes) and the truth and goodness of acting with the right intention, taking responsibility for one's actions, rising to new challenges, doing one's best to help oneself, being open to receiving help from good-hearted strangers and facing the consequences of keeping secrets from parents (especially when it involves being broadcast all over national television). I don't expect many readers would take it all literally and try to do it themselves.

This story is short and uncomplicated but highly original, and entertaining enough to make you want to get through the whole thing in one sitting. www.GoodReadingGuide.com (less)

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Apr 29, 2013 midnightfaerie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult

Second Fiddle by Rosanne Parry was an alluring read that had me enamored throughout. A young adult novel about three girlfriends who plan a trip to Paris for a musical competition, the story takes place in 1990 in Germany, when the wall has just come down. On their way home from a music lesson one day they witness a crime and end up saving the life of a Soviet soldier who is wanted from the government. Little did they know he'd turn their whole world upside down. They decide to help him get home...more Second Fiddle by Rosanne Parry was an alluring read that had me enamored throughout. A young adult novel about three girlfriends who plan a trip to Paris for a musical competition, the story takes place in 1990 in Germany, when the wall has just come down. On their way home from a music lesson one day they witness a crime and end up saving the life of a Soviet soldier who is wanted from the government. Little did they know he'd turn their whole world upside down. They decide to help him get home and take him to Paris with them. That's where the adventure starts. Where do I begin? First of all, I loved the time period of the piece and everything it represented. My mother being born and raised in Germany, I have my own particular sentiments about the wall coming down. So much history changing everyday, and we so often don't see it. Parry explained the political climate in easy and interesting description, that was fun to follow and hard to put down. I could identify well with the main character, Jody, in her plainness, or at least that's how she viewed herself. Toward the end I think she ended up having a natural beauty who's impact went unnoticed by her. You get hints throughout the story that they'll end up getting caught, but I kept thinking to myself, who cares? Can you imagine taking a trip as a teenager to a foreign country with friends and having all these adventures? You'd have memories for a lifetime. I also really enjoyed the musical/art theme that ran throughout the plot. Being involved with music most of my life, I remember well those solo and ensemble contests, and it brought back memories for me. Another aspect I enjoyed was the dusty old bookshop where they ending up staying for the night. Being an avid reader, I love when stories have little used bookstores in them. Although I did pause on wondering what Parry's intent had been when she spoke of socialism when the shop keeper offered the girls money. They didn't quite understand what socialism was and Parry left us feeling it was just about people being nice to one another. I did laugh when the shop keeper offered a book on it to the girls and they declined, saying they'd be grounded if they came home socialists. Although I appreciated the authenticity of the Karl Marx quote, I wondered at what Parry was trying to convey. Was it just another attempt at explaining the political climate of the times? Or was Parry trying to throw a little of her own beliefs in the mix? Perhaps I'm just jaded since this country has been moving more in that direction since Obama became president.

In any case, the story was fantastic and I found myself tearing up at the end. Intelligent, young, girls on an adventure in Paris, following their hearts in trying to do the right thing was what it was all about. I really enjoyed it. My only thought is, I wonder how many young adults are reading this type of literature? I don't remember reading anything like this when I was a teenager, but was it because I didn't want to? Or because I just didn't come across it? I hope it was the latter and that I can raise my boys to want to ingest this kind of reading. Not only was it a beautiful story, but Parry then gave us an Author's Note at the end, telling us about the division of Germany and how it affected the surrounding countries. And it all was in an eloquent and easy to understand explanation. I know many adults my age who don't have a clue as to what the wall division between East and West Germany was really about and would love to see them read this story. What a wonderful world we live in that has literature like this for our young people. Although it doesn't have enough qualities to be considered classic literature as of yet, it was a captivating story and a delightful read. I highly recommend it.

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Nov 26, 2012 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com

Jody, Giselle, and Vivian live on a military base in Germany. The three girls have one thing in common - music. They have been taking lessons from Herr Muller for years and are about to attend another competition. Their string trio has played well in the past, but this year they've practiced hard and are hoping to win. However, they will soon learn about much more than their music.

While the girls have been busy practicing, history h...more Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com

Jody, Giselle, and Vivian live on a military base in Germany. The three girls have one thing in common - music. They have been taking lessons from Herr Muller for years and are about to attend another competition. Their string trio has played well in the past, but this year they've practiced hard and are hoping to win. However, they will soon learn about much more than their music.

While the girls have been busy practicing, history has been changing around them. It's 1990 and the Berlin Wall between East and West Germany has crumbled. The changes in Germany mean that Jody's father will be retiring and moving them back to the United States. Because of this, she is especially excited about playing with her friends for perhaps the last time.

One thing Jody is not expecting is to see a young soldier thrown off a bridge. As her friends watch, she rescues the soldier, and they drag him to safety. Once he is out of danger, the girls learn his name is Arvo Kross. He explains that he is an Estonian, and that he was attempting to leave his regiment because he was being ordered to complete a dangerous mission he believed was wrong.

Arvo convinces the girls that his life is in danger if he remains in Berlin, and he insists that even the Americans at the German base will not be able to help him. Jody is determined to help Arvo find a safe haven.

When the girls find out their music teacher won't be able to take them to their competition in Paris as scheduled, Jody sees a chance to help Arvo. Since their parents don't know about the cancelled performance, Jody explains how they can pool their resources and help Arvo leave Berlin to seek help in Paris. Besides saving their new friend, the three girls think he will be able to act as the adult necessary to get them registered for the music competition.

What follows is an exciting journey to the city of Paris. The girls do make an appearance at the competition, but that's just the beginning of their musical adventure.

Rosanne Parry is the author of SECOND FIDDLE, as well as an earlier novel titled HEART OF A SHEPHERD. In her author's note for this book, she explains that her own experiences in Germany from 1990-1992 inspired her story. SECOND FIDDLE features three strong characters who take matters into their own hands, and through creative problem-solving manage to take care of themselves and at the same time uncover a bit of espionage. (less)

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Nov 02, 2011 Mary Louise Sanchez rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

An American military base in 1990s Germany is home to three friends, Jody, Giselle and Vivian, who are also in a stringed trio. The friends will be separated soon because Jody's father will be moving the family to Texas, so a final musical competition in Paris is something the girls have been looking forward to. When they have a final rehearsal at their music teacher's house, they learn their teacher,Herr Muller, won't be able to accompany them. The girls try to come up with another solution whi...more

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May 03, 2011 Cindy Hudson rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Jody and her friends, Giselle and Vivian, can’t believe their music teacher has to cancel their trip to Paris for a musical competition. It was supposed to be the last chance they would have to play together before Jody and Giselle leave the U.S. Army base in Berlin and return to the U.S.

Then they witness the attempted murder of a Soviet soldier by his own officers. The girls realize the only way they can truly save his life is to smuggle him out of Berlin. And that trip to Paris may be just the...more

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Mar 31, 2011 Margo Tanenbaum rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, germany, cold-war

In her second novel for young people, Rosanne Parry takes us back to Berlin in 1990, at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of communism in Eastern Europe. The novel has a terrific opening line:

"If we had known it would eventually involve the KGB, the French National Police, and the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, we would have left that body in the river and called the Polizei like an normal German citizen..."

Our narrator, Jody, is a army kid, used to moving constantly and n...more

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May 07, 2012 Lisa Ard rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It's 1990 Berlin. The wall has come down but remnants of the former division are everywhere - a crumbling wall, the desolate apartments in East Berlin, the funny-looking Trabant cars and the Soviet soldiers. When Jody and her two best friends see Soviet officers attempt to murder one of their own, the three Americans act to save the wounded soldier. Learning his story, the three girls pledge not to tell their fathers and mothers serving with the American military and government in Berlin. Instea...more

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Mar 22, 2012 Rosanne added it · (Review from the author)

It is 1990 and the wall that separated Communist East Berlin from the capitalist West has finally come down. For Jody this means moving back the States with her dad who’s retiring from the army and saying goodbye the the two best friends she’s ever had.
Before they part ways the three girls plan one last adventure a trip to Paris where they’ll compete in a classical music contest as a string trio. Winning will (almost) make up for the fact that they’ll soon be separated. But as they walk home fr...more

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Feb 14, 2012 Marie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, children, europe

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I finally got around to reading Second Fiddle, the middle-grade novel written by a long-time friend from our church, Rosanne Parry. Years ago Rosanne invited Mike to join her children's writers' group (which has been a great boost and encouragement for him), so she's been a great help to Mike in his own writing career.

Second Fiddle's focus on orchestral music and girls' friendship drew me in and kept me hooked through the novel. Jody is an army kid in Berl...more http://mariesbookgarden.blogspot.com/...

I finally got around to reading Second Fiddle, the middle-grade novel written by a long-time friend from our church, Rosanne Parry. Years ago Rosanne invited Mike to join her children's writers' group (which has been a great boost and encouragement for him), so she's been a great help to Mike in his own writing career.

Second Fiddle's focus on orchestral music and girls' friendship drew me in and kept me hooked through the novel. Jody is an army kid in Berlin, Germany, right after the fall of the Berlin Wall. She plays second violin in a string trio with her more sophisticated friends Giselle and Vivian; however, Giselle and Jody are due to return to the U.S. soon and Jody is feeling sad that their trio collaborations are about to come to an end.

Their last big hurrah is meant to be a solo and ensemble competition in Paris, but their music teacher falls ill and cannot accompany them. Just as they are nursing their disappointment about the thwarted Parisian trip, they venture into East Berlin to have gelato...and inadvertently witness an attempted murder of a Soviet Union soldier.

They rescue Arvo (who is actually Estonian) out of the river and revive him. In the ensuing days, they nurse him back to health as he hides under the bridge in East Berlin. Then they come up with a plan: why not go to Paris with Arvo disguised as their music teacher? Then he can meet other Estonians and return to his country.

They get into all sorts of adventures in Paris, and girls especially will enjoy reading about the friendship among the three young musicians. Rosanne has a special knack about writing about military families, because of her experience as part of a military family herself. (She lived in Berlin around the time the novel was set with her soldier husband and baby.) She also illustrated this knack and sensitivity in her first published novel, Heart of a Shepherd. Her web site has some great resources and tips for military families--and for supporting friends in military families.

Second Fiddle made me want to pick up my violin again! Check back on my blog for an interview with Rosanne and a book giveaway in March, in time for the paperback release of Second Fiddle. (less)

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Mar 31, 2012 Elizabeth rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, ya-fiction, teen-ya-books, audiobooks

Maybe because I refuse to believe I'm getting old, I tend to forget that historical fiction can also mean fiction about history that happened in my lifetime. The year is 1990, the Berlin Wall has fallen, and Jody, an Army kid, is preparing to move back to the States when her father retires from the service in a few weeks. Even though she's only been in Berlin for three years, it's the longest she's ever lived anywhere, and Giselle (another Army kid) and Vivian (daughter of an American diplomat)...more

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Dec 03, 2012 Karen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Jody is a 13 year old American girl, living in Berlin with her military father and family. Together, with her two American best friends, she rescues a Russian Soldier left for dead. They scheme up a plan to help him escape and also make it to their musical competition in Paris after their music teacher had to cancel. Little did they know, their lives would be in jeopardy and they would soon have to decide if their new “friend” wasn’t the real enemy.

I will be the first to admit, I am not a fan hi...more

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Feb 14, 2012 Tina Hoggatt rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Rosanne Parry handles this story of a young girl finding her confidence in friendship and her own musical ability, told against the backdrop of Berlin in the early 90's, surely and with affection. I loved all three of her girls, distinct characters all, and enjoyed learning about military life and culture through each of them. The depth of the portrayal of music in a young life, the first glimmerings of a crush on an impossible object of admiration, daring actions and espionage, as well as the h...more

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Dec 30, 2012 Cathy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: military brats and others

Shelves: audio-books, historical-fiction, juvenile-fiction, young-adult

When 13-year-old Jody and her friends save a badly beaten Russian soldier from drowning, they put into motion a chain of events that will take them from Berlin to Paris and straight into danger. Jody must quickly learn to trust herself, because in the time directly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the border between friend and enemy is not as clear as it once was.

A sensitive portrayal of military families, this time stationed abroad, in the city of Berlin at that historic time just after the W...more

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Mar 02, 2011 Reader rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-read-february-2011, meh-reads

Three American girls living in Berlin in 1990 accidentally witness the KGB's attempted murder of one of their own. After rescuing the young man the girls decide to personally help him escape to Paris, convinced that it's the only way to save his life. While there, they suddenly find themselves without money of lodging and must use their wits to get back home without anyone being the wiser. It's a fun post-Berlin Wall story but while we see everything through Jody, our heroine, it is very difficu...more

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Sep 13, 2011 R rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: middle-grade, read-and-liked, historical

Okay, this would be a fantastic book to give to people who have problems getting rid of the parents. But it's historical, so the lack of cell phones, airport checks, and heightened security are not as prevalent as they would be in a more contemporary novel.

Anyway, I found this surprisingly page-turning. And by "surprisingly" I mean that the cover, title, and first chapter don't really make it seem that way.

I also fell in love with pretty much every character, from the grumpy cat to the kind-hear...more

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May 06, 2012 Carol rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This young adult fiction is easy to read. It's about a girl living in Germany with her Army dad, mom and 2 brothers. It's also about 3 friends who desperately grab a last chance to be together before the Army transfers their families away. What gets in their way is a soldier in the Russian army who is almost killed by his fellow soldiers. Their rescue of him goes unreported to their parents, which gets them in a lot of trouble with their parents, the US Army, and French police. It's a very enter...more

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Sep 20, 2012 Allison L rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

“If we had known it would eventually involve the KGB, the French National Police, and the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, we would have left that body in the river and called the Polizei like any normal German citizen; but we were Americans and addicted to solving other people’s problems, so naturally, we got involved.”

This is the introduction to Second Fiddle by Rosanne Parry. Quite an attention grabber, right? That’s what I thought when I first heard it at the Stages on Pages event at Oblo...more

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Jan 07, 2012 Beth G. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Beth by: Cybils Nomination

Shelves: 2012, fiction, historical-fiction, europe, germany, library-books, books-for-kids, friendship, support-your-library-challenge-2012

If we had known it would eventually involve the KGB, the French National Police, and the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, we would have left that body in the river and called the Polizei like any normal German citizen; but we were Americans and addicted to solving other people's problems, so naturally, we got involved.

Synopsis:
Berlin in 1990: a city in transition. The Wall has just come down, people have fled from East Berlin in search of better lives, and the Soviet Army is facing some seri...more If we had known it would eventually involve the KGB, the French National Police, and the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, we would have left that body in the river and called the Polizei like any normal German citizen; but we were Americans and addicted to solving other people's problems, so naturally, we got involved.

Synopsis:
Berlin in 1990: a city in transition. The Wall has just come down, people have fled from East Berlin in search of better lives, and the Soviet Army is facing some serious problems of its own. For American Army-brat Jody and her best friends, Giselle and Vivian, Berlin is also home. For a while, at least. Jody's three-year stay is about to come to an end with her family's upcoming move to Texas, while Giselle's family is headed to California. The girls are in the final days of preparing for one last competition as a string trio - in Paris! - when their teacher tells them he cannot take them after all. On their way home from receiving that disappointing news, the girls save a drowning Estonian soldier, beaten and thrown off a bridge by officers of his own Soviet Army. He needs to escape Berlin before the Russians find him. The girls need a chaperon to Paris before their parents find out their teacher canceled. What could possibly go wrong?

Review:
In Parry's second book for young readers, she takes us back to a time that seems too recent to really be called historical fiction, but it is. She sketches the reality of teens of the time - no cell phones, no e-mail - with specific details without waxing overly nostalgic (an easy trap when writing historical fiction set in your own lifetime). For today's tweens, the days of the Soviet Union are ancient history! The story is told through Jody's eyes, but all three girls are strong characters. Their bond, and the way it sustains them through thick and thin, forms the core of the novel. Parry keeps their madcap antics in Paris just this side of unbelievable, giving both a thrilling adventure tale and a sweet story of friendship, loyalty, and discovering one's own strength.

Final Word:
Set in the waning days of the Cold War, this is a fine adventure story with a warm heart.

Source: Checked out from my public library.(less)

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Apr 21, 2012 BJ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I got this book in a giveaway and didn't really know what to expect. I really enjoyed it! I don't normally read books for younger readers but found this book very entertaining. This is a story about 3 young girls, daughters of military fathers who live in Berlin at the time the wall fell. The author skillfully creates a mystery that flows very smoothly with a wonderful description of Berlin and Paris. I enjoyed the creativeness and independence displayed by these young girls. This was a very fun...more

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Feb 07, 2012 Heidi rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya, read-2012

Berlin, May 1990, six months after the fall of the Wall. Jody and her two best friends are trying to make the most of the time they have left together. The three girls, daughters of American Army soldiers, will soon be separated as Jody and Giselle’s families are moving back to the States. An upcoming music competition in Paris is supposed to be their last hurrah, but plans change after they watch a soldier get beaten and then thrown in a river by KGB soldiers.

This is a wonderful story about fri...more

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May 15, 2011 Sarah Tilatitsky rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is pretty sad, but this is a pretty good story with a nice, happy ending that seems complete. It's not like a "happily ever after" ending, or a really bad ending where everyone dies, and then everything is at peace, but a good ending that seems to leave you wonder what will happen next, but not really bothering to. It's sort of like real life. As if there was an era, but it ending. Still, this book is pretty great with the plot and everything.

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Jul 07, 2012 Lonna Pierce rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Set in post-Berlin Wall Germany in 1990, this mystery finds a string trio of young girls witnessing a brutal attempted murder of a Soviet soldier in East Germany. Their subsequent musical adventure in Paris alone is thrilling, but the real power of the novel is in the realistic glimpse into the world of military families with their particular challenges and attributes.

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May 27, 2011 Alyssa rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: friendship, girl-read, youth, music, realistic

I liked this book a lot, but it almost seems like two different stories. I really liked the setup--the army officer who the girls find and pull out of the river. But I wish that plot was more of the focus throughout the book. Instead that's kind of the frame around the main action about the girls and their music and their friendship. I definitely like this part of the book too, but after such an interesting setup, I was slightly let down by the middle. A good read, though.

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Apr 21, 2011 Martha rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: middle schoolers

Shelves: 2011, middle-school

I really like the feel of this book. Historical fiction (during my lifetime - isn't that a weird feeling), adventure, European setting, military families, music, friendships that don't bicker, families that care... and writing that helps put you into it all.

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Jan 12, 2012 Sheila rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really liked this. There isn't a lot of good historical fiction in this time period. I liked all the different layers--the music competition, the problem with the soldier, the personal growth, the friendships...just an all around good novel.

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Jun 25, 2011 Janni added it · review of another edition

I thoroughly enjoyed this gentle story about being an artist/musician and finding one's place in the world (even when one is part of a constantly-moving military family), and how the former can help with the latter.

Along the way the story includes an escaped Soviet soldier, KGB spies, French police, and the fall of the Berlin Wall, all of which somehow supports the story about music and home. Somehow, the story is no less gentle for all these things. I'm still thinking about that.

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Jul 21, 2012 Tracy Hubbard rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Historical fiction. A girl is leaving Berlin with her family as her father's new military assignment there ends. Walking along the river with her friends, they happen to see a man roughed up and hiding.

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May 22, 2011 Jane rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 5th-grade, conduct-of-life, friendship, historical-fiction, paris, strong-girls

I completely enjoyed this story about the friendship of 3 girls and music and Berlin and Paris at a time of great upheaval in Berlin. I want her to come to my library. Maybe I'll ask her.

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Mar 28, 2013 Sandy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure, family, friendship, music, urban, ya

Terrific trio of friends, a setting rarely presented (1990's, fall of Iron Curtain, Germany/Paris). Great characters, intriguing mystery. Reads older MG or younger YA.

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Mar 11, 2012 Debbie Hoskins rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: exciting-story, kind-of-my-friend

Adventurous story about three girls from American military families that are in Germany. The girls are in a string trio. Jody is an aspiring composer.

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Rosanne Parry is the author of the novels Heart of a Shepherd, Second Fiddle, and Written in Stone, all published by Random House. She also wrote the picture book Daddy's Home.

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