# Duet - Hardcover

by **Elise Broach** (Author), **Ziyue Chen** (Illustrator)

**A musically gifted bird, a piano-playing boy, and a real-life mystery involving three artistic geniuses**

Welcome to the world of Mirabelle, a young goldfinch who loves to sing and dreams of becoming a musical star. She lives with her family in the backyard of a piano teacher, and she is quickly intrigued by Mr. Starek's newest pupil. Michael Jin is an eleven-year-old keyboard sensation, but lesson after lesson, he refuses to play. With the prestigious Chopin Festival looming at summer's end, how will he be ready in time? Mirabelle is responsible for Michael's breakthrough--to her own astonishment, she _sings_ the Chopin piece he is beginning to play at the piano. It is their first duet.

Thus begins a secret adventure that will take Mirabelle and Michael further than they ever imagined--in music, in friendship, and in solving the mystery of a lost piano that could be worth millions. A house full of treasures holds the clues. There, Mirabelle, Michael, and their friend Emily will make an important discovery that links the great composer Frederic Chopin, the trailblazing author George Sand, and the French Romantic painter Eugene Delacroix.

A fast-paced, history-rich mystery will have young readers hooked as they root for boy and bird in this beautifully told novel, full of emotion and suspense.

### Author Biography

**Elise Broach** is the _New York Times_ bestselling author of many books for children and young adults, including _Masterpiece_, _Shakespeare's Secret_, _The Wolf Keepers_, _Desert Crossing_, the Superstition Mountain trilogy, and the Masterpiece Adventures chapter book series. She lives in Connecticut. Elise invites you to visit her at elisebroach.com

**Number of Pages:** 304

**Dimensions:** 1.3 x 7.3 x 4.9 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** May 10, 2022

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Duet

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 4.5

**Point Value:** 8

## Details

- **Price:** 16.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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