Beethoven in Paradise

Why do we try so hard to make the people who don't like us happy? They'll never be happy, and we'll lose ourselves in the process. Find what you like to do, and stand up for yourself.......more

I liked this book because it concentrated on music. I didn't like how the main charactor's feud with his dad never got better, even though that happens in real life. My favorite part of the whole book was how the Main Charactor ended up playing the Saxaphone, an instrument I play.......more

Barbara O’Connor is so talented. She brings us into the world of a trailer park down South where a boy with great musical talent is being humiliated and tormented by his troubled father. This is a brilliant evocation of toxic masculinity and its effects though the author would not be caught dead usi......more

This is actually a pretty dark children’s book. The MCs father is basically abusive toward MC and extremely homophobic. I do believe this is a good real life example of how you can choose to pursue your dreams outside of your parents wishes and stand up for yourself, but it’s also just very sad. Als......more

baseball or music; follow your heart or your father......more