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The Baby Grand, the Moon in July, and Me
When Annie's brother buys a piano without her parent's approval, the family begins to battle and Annie, who dreams of becoming an astronaut, finds her beautiful dreams disturbed as she ends up in the middle of the family feud. Reprint.
- GenresYoung Adult
134 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1994
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April 15, 2014
gr 4-6 134 pgs.
July 16, 1969-July 20, 1969. US. 10 year old Annie wishes the rest of her family shared her excitement about the moon landing. Her brother is obsessed with the piano and her parents are worried about money. When her brother Mattie buys a piano on credit, his parents are furious and force him to return it. Mattie disappears. Annie wants her brother to come home and is determined to find a way to show her parents that Mattie's dream of being a piano player is just as important as her dream of becoming an astronaut.
Great read!
July 16, 1969-July 20, 1969. US. 10 year old Annie wishes the rest of her family shared her excitement about the moon landing. Her brother is obsessed with the piano and her parents are worried about money. When her brother Mattie buys a piano on credit, his parents are furious and force him to return it. Mattie disappears. Annie wants her brother to come home and is determined to find a way to show her parents that Mattie's dream of being a piano player is just as important as her dream of becoming an astronaut.
Great read!
April 10, 2009
Grades 5+. In 1969, the launching of the Apollo 11 moon rocket fuels 10-year-old Annie's dream of becoming an astronaut, but problems at home make her realize that it will take hard work to make her dream come true.
April 9, 2022
It must have been cool to see the actual for real moon landing
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