But Cats Don't Talk
But Cats Don't Talk is a young adult novel that combines elements of romance, tragedy, classical music, auditory hallucinations, a reinterpretation of "family," and dogged determination. It is the inspiring story of Rebecca O'Sullivan, a 17-year-old prodigy who has everything going for her: a promising career as a classical pianist, a supportive mother/piano teacher/manager, and a loving pet, Beethoven the Cat (BC), who accompanies her everywhere, even to her concerts where he wears a bowtie and sleeps atop her grand piano while she performs. Becca relies on her mother for practically everything, so when her mom dies suddenly, Becca finds herself ill-equipped to take care of herself or to perform her remaining concerts that season. To make matters worse, BC starts talking to her— becoming snarkier by the moment— and convinces Becca she is losing her mind. Even with the help of Cassie, her alcoholic aunt, Dak, her new friend/boyfriend, and Mrs. Fox, her honorary grandmother, Becca is afraid she won't be able to hold it together long enough to perform the last two concerts. And even if she does, she has no idea what she is going to do after the concerts are over.

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But Cats Don't Talk
But Cats Don't Talk is a young adult novel that combines elements of romance, tragedy, classical music, auditory hallucinations, a reinterpretation of "family," and dogged determination. It is the inspiring story of Rebecca O'Sullivan, a 17-year-old prodigy who has everything going for her: a promising career as a classical pianist, a supportive mother/piano teacher/manager, and a loving pet, Beethoven the Cat (BC), who accompanies her everywhere, even to her concerts where he wears a bowtie and sleeps atop her grand piano while she performs. Becca relies on her mother for practically everything, so when her mom dies suddenly, Becca finds herself ill-equipped to take care of herself or to perform her remaining concerts that season. To make matters worse, BC starts talking to her— becoming snarkier by the moment— and convinces Becca she is losing her mind. Even with the help of Cassie, her alcoholic aunt, Dak, her new friend/boyfriend, and Mrs. Fox, her honorary grandmother, Becca is afraid she won't be able to hold it together long enough to perform the last two concerts. And even if she does, she has no idea what she is going to do after the concerts are over.

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But Cats Don't Talk

by Lynne Heinzmann
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But Cats Don't Talk

by Lynne Heinzmann

Overview

But Cats Don't Talk is a young adult novel that combines elements of romance, tragedy, classical music, auditory hallucinations, a reinterpretation of "family," and dogged determination. It is the inspiring story of Rebecca O'Sullivan, a 17-year-old prodigy who has everything going for her: a promising career as a classical pianist, a supportive mother/piano teacher/manager, and a loving pet, Beethoven the Cat (BC), who accompanies her everywhere, even to her concerts where he wears a bowtie and sleeps atop her grand piano while she performs. Becca relies on her mother for practically everything, so when her mom dies suddenly, Becca finds herself ill-equipped to take care of herself or to perform her remaining concerts that season. To make matters worse, BC starts talking to her— becoming snarkier by the moment— and convinces Becca she is losing her mind. Even with the help of Cassie, her alcoholic aunt, Dak, her new friend/boyfriend, and Mrs. Fox, her honorary grandmother, Becca is afraid she won't be able to hold it together long enough to perform the last two concerts. And even if she does, she has no idea what she is going to do after the concerts are over.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781954907768
Publisher: Woodhall Press
Publication date: 10/02/2023
Pages: 318
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range: 12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Lynne Heinzmann began studying ballet at the age of three, and by the age of twelve was dancing in companies, practicing seven days a week, so she is very familiar with the demands of being a child professional performer like Becca, the main character in But Cats Don't Talk. Lynne also studied classical piano for several years, and loves that art form, too. Lynne wrote this book imagining how her life would have been drastically different without these essential allies. She lives with her family in beautiful Rhode Island. To find out more, visit her website/blog at LynneHeinzmann.com.

Table of Contents

Chapter Title: Page No.: The Seventh Beethoven Sonata Concert 5 Dinner with the Zelinskis 25 My Birthday and The Worst Day Ever 37 The Return of Aunt Cassie 83 Funeral Preparations 90 Mom in Pink 95 Coping 109 Lessons Gone Wrong 121 The Night Before the Show 133 The Foxwoods Casino Concert 139 The Morning After 167 Driving Lesson Number Two 176 Piano Lesson Number Two… and Lunch 186 Another Lesson with Mrs. Fox 192 The Day Before the Show 200 The Eighth Beethoven Sonata Concert 212 Master of My Fate, Captain of My Soul 230 Exploring URI 253 Shopping with Mrs. Fox 260 Getting to the Show 266 Soundcheck 281 BC Predicts the Future 289 The Eighth Beethoven Sonata Concert— Again 297 Sonatas Nos. 29 & 30 303 Intermission 307 Sonatas Nos. 31 & Half of 32 313 Interruption 319 Sonata No. 32 326 After the Show 338
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