Oscar lives next door
Subtitle: a story inspired by Oscar Peterson's childhood
By: written by Bonnie Farmer ; illustrated by Marie Lafrance
Contributors: Lafrance, Marie, ill
Publisher: Owlkids Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Toronto, ON
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781771471046
Subjects: Fiction; Juvenile fiction; Pianists; Childhood and youth; Jazz musicians
Description: Long before Oscar Peterson became a virtuoso jazz pianist, he was a boy who loved to play the trumpet. When a bout of childhood tuberculosis weakened his lungs, Oscar could no longer play his beloved instrument. He took up piano and the rest is history: Oscar went on to become an international jazz piano sensation. Oscar Lives Next Door is a fictional story inspired by these facts. The book imagines a next-door neighbor for Oscar named Millie, who gets into mischief with him but also appreciates his talents: Oscar hears music in everything, and Millie calls him a magician for the way he can coax melodies from his trumpet. Millie writes to Oscar during his long stay in the hospital for tuberculosis, and she encourages his earliest notes on the piano.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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