This was part of the library when I inherited it, and it came out around 2003.

I was pretty impressed by this book. I read it under the impression that it would be one genre, but it turned out to be a heartwarming tale told in 3 perspectives.

While the main character is indeed a 16-year-old, this book had nothing objectionable to the 2nd and 3rd grade clientele that I serve. In fact, it often flashes back to when Tess was a child and her perspective.

Describes very well some of the pressures that come with being musically talented.

There's potential here that never gets fully realized. I felt as though permission to write another 100 pages would have given the book a chance to go more deeply into topics and ideas that are touched on too lightly for real emotional impace.