The Piano at the Station
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By Helen Rutter and Elisa Paganelli
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11 reviews
Constantly in trouble at school with little encouragement at home, Lacey’s future looks bleak until she discovers a love of music in this compelling tale by bestseller Helen Rutter.
Lacey’s smart tongue and quick temper are constantly getting her confined to isolation at school. But there’s a lot more to her that most people never see, and when Lacey gets sent to lunch-time music lessons to keep her out of trouble, she discovers a love and talent for the piano that opens up a whole new world for her. Just as she’s really beginning to make progress, her music teacher has to leave, which throws Lacey back into turmoil. Will she go back to her self-destructive ways or will music offer her a way to save her from herself? Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8. TweetResources for this book
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It was a bit to long I didn’t really like it . It was a fiction I think I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone but people who do piano .
I liked it because it tells you about the piano
I liked it because it tells you about the piano
Was not that good, I thought it was a bit boring.
Awsome
I like how this book shows that some people have hidden talents like lacey and are not just a random person.
I don't like it because the girl is rude
Thought the story was going to be more than this… Liked the character of the music teacher and the description of everything clearing from Lacey’s head when she plays the piano… but, apart from that, I found it quite disappointing…
It is kind of interesting but dislike the part where the girl was really nasty.
This book was good to read, I liked the words that they used.
Lacey is always in trouble at school spending more time in isolation than she does in her own class and she just doesn’t care. In a last attempt to help, Lacey’s head teacher, Mrs Hukin sends her to lunchtime music therapy class where she can “stay out of trouble… be safe and stay away from the kids she struggles with.” Lacey soon discovers that she has an amazing musical gift, a gift that allows her to escape the thoughts in her head and finally feel calm and filled with peace.
Lacey is a wonderful character, although she clearly has own difficulties through a love of music she learns to express herself in a very powerful way. I found it heart-warming to read of Mrs Hukin too, a head teacher who doesn’t want to give up and get rid of what is obviously a very disruptive student.
My only criticism of The Piano at the Station, published by Barrington Stoke in their unique and ultra-accessible way, is how short it is. The characters and storyline are so strong leaving you wanting more, it would make a wonderful full length chapter book.
