

After observing his violent, abusive father's rendezvous with a waitress, Burl Crow runs away.

Please buy with confidence from us, as we have several thousand satisfied customers and your satisfaction is the goal we strive to achieve with every transaction.Grade 6-9. We will get back to you as quickly as possible. If you have any questions or you would like additional details about the item or pictures, please do not hesitate to contact us. The condition selected for the item is accurate and consistent with our other listings of the same general condition. Ships, well packaged and very quickly, from MI. Otherwise, the book is still in excellent shape. 0140387056 Although the book is brand new and has never been used, some accidental edge wear to the cover and a few light indentations, keep me from listing it as such. Will his rapport with the Maestro give Burl the inner courage needed to face the difficult choices that suddenly confront him when his father reappears? The Maestro is a poignant coming-of-age drama that testifies to the redemptive powers of friendship.Ĭhoose your shipping method in Checkout. Slowly but surely, the two form a bond, and Burl's eyes are opened to a world he never dreamed of. The reclusive, eccentric Maestro (based on the brilliant Canadian pianist Glenn Gould) has chosen to escape, too, and only reluctantly offers the wet, starving Burl shelter.

Tracing the source of the music, Burl finds Nathaniel Orlando Gow, the Maestro, standing on the deck of a strange, pyramid-like cabin. Craving solitude, he is stunned by the sight of a grand piano dangling from a helicopter, and even more startled to find himself drawn to the sounds that eventually come from it. When Burl Crow runs away from home to escape his brutal father, he heads for the place he knows best - the wilderness. The reclusive, eccentric Maestro (based on the brilliant Canadian pianist Glenn Gould) has.
