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The rising star of Rusty Nail

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.

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Main Author: Blume, Lesley M. M.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : A.A. Knopf, c2007.
Edition:1st ed.
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Piano > Juvenile fiction.
Musicians > Juvenile fiction.
Russian Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Country life > Minnesota > Juvenile fiction.
Minnesota > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:270 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9780375835247 (trade bdg.)
0375835245 (trade bdg.)
9780375935244 (lib. bdg.)
037593524X (lib. bdg.)
Author Notes:Lesley M. M. Blume is a writer and journalist based in New York City. Her first book for young readers, Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters , was published by Knopf last July and was called "a fabulous read that will enchant its audience with the magic to be found in everyday life" in a starred review by School Library Journal .

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