He wants to be the best brother he can be to his 5 year old little sister Joey, and buy her chocolates daily. He wants to cut off his hands so that he can’t play anymore, but at the same time he wants his mother to say well done, and searches for her approval. He has a head full of his own music that no one else seems to care about. But still, Beck doodles his own compositions inside of his head. She always physically abuses him for never being a perfect pianist. Since then, her goal in life is to make her son into a younger version of herself so that the world doesn’t forget her name and her genius playing skills. Beck’s mother is no longer playing piano because of her stroke rehabilitation. Thrilling and powerfully written, this is an explosive debut for YA readers which tackles the dark topic of domestic abuse in an ultimately hopeful tale. 9781408349908 A Thousand Perfect Notes 28.1000 NZD InStock /shop/books /shop/books/teen-young-adult/fiction/general /shop/books/teen-young-adult/fiction /shop/books/teen-young-adult An emotionally charged story about the power of dreams, and how passion can turn to obsession.

When Beck meets August, a girl full of life, energy and laughter, love begins to awaken within him and he glimpses a way to escape his painful existence. But Beck is too scared to stand up to his mother, and tell her his true passion, which is composing his own music - because the least suggestion of rebellion on his part ends in violence. He will never play as she did before illness ended her career and left her bitter and broken. Most of all, he hates the piano that his mother forces him to play hour after hour, day after day. An emotionally charged story about the power of dreams, and how passion can turn to obsession.īeck hates his life. But Beck is too scared to stand up to his mother, and tell her his true passion, which is composing his own music - bec.

A Thousand Perfect Notes by C.G. Drews