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Crooked Kind of Perfect


No. of pages 224

Published: 2009

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Great for age 6-18 years

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Ten-year-old Zoe Elias dreams of playing a baby grand piano at Carnegie Hall. But when Dad ventures to the music store and ends up with a wheezy organ instead of a piano, Zoe's dreams hit a sour note. Learning the organ versions of old TV theme songs just isn't the same as mastering Beethoven on the piano. And the organ isn't the only part of Zoe's life that's off-kilter, what with Mum constantly at work, Dad afraid to leave the house, and that odd boy, Wheeler Diggs, following her home from school every day. Yet when Zoe enters the annual Perform-O-Rama organ competition, she finds that life is full of surprises - and that perfection may be even better when it's just a little off centre.

 

This book was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Sunshine State Young Reader's Award. It was recognised by the Nene Award.

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Harcourt Children's Books .

Linda Urban has written several award-winning novels and picture books for young readers. She lives in East Montpelier, Vermont.

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books For Children and Teens
This book was recognised in the Ages 7-10 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.

Black-Eyed Susan Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award.

Iowa Children's Choice Award
This book was recognised by the Iowa Children's Choice Award.

Cybils Award
This book was recognised in the Fiction - Middle Grade category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.

Virginia Readers Choice Award
This book was recognised in the Elementary category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award.

Young Hoosier Book Award
This book was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Young Hoosier Book Award.

Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award.

California Young Reader Medal
This book was recognised in the Intermediate category by the California Young Reader Medal.

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
This book was recognised by the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award.

Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Sunshine State Young Reader's Award.

Great Lakes Book Award
This book was recognised in the Chapter Book category by the Great Lakes Book Award.

Nene Award
This book was recognised by the Nene Award.

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