Bibliograph

The lonely heart of Maybelle Lane, Kate O'Shaughnessy

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The lonely heart of Maybelle Lane, Kate O'Shaughnessy

Language

eng

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Form of composition

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Format of music

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Intended audience

The Playaway format is recommended for children ages 5+

Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

The lonely heart of Maybelle Lane

Music parts

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Oclc number

1145001588

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Featuring original music by Haddon Cord

Responsibility statement

Kate O'Shaughnessy

Summary

"Eleven-year-old Maybelle Lane has been collecting sounds her whole life, but her favorite by far is the sound of her father's warm laugh, saved on an old phone's voicemail recording. It's all she knows of him, really. Her mother just says they are better off without him. But now, somehow, that laugh is on the radio -- his laugh. And when her father announces that he'll be judging a singing contest in Nashville, Maybelle impulsively signs up. She doesn't know how she'll get there, or what she'll sing. She just knows that if she can stand in front of her father and sing her heart out, he'll have to love her. Won't he? The road to Nashville is littered with bumps and sudden bends. But that's the thing with journeys of the heart -- you may find more than you went looking for"--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

pre adolescent

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