Where In The World Ari s talent as a musician helps him adjust to his new home in Australia
Ari s talent as a musician helps him adjust to his new home in Australia.
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Simon French
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A cute children's read, but not very special. Touched some important topics though.
Ari is a german boy, who learned violin from his grandfather, who died. All Ari wants is to play violin, but in solitude, and not let anyone know, espesially not the kids at school. Even though he wants this, he comes across times when he needs to play in front of an audience. When he does, he finds that strangers, not only his mother, think that he has a special "gift" for music.
So tenderly and fairly looks at questions of fitting in, being transnational, a child, agency, talent, grief, friendship. But moves lightheartedly. A good read for a child or adult. Sensitive. Subtle. Sweet.
I loved this book. It was about a boys passion for playing the violin. Very touching!!]
A very touching story, perfect for children and adults. The story is well written and drives you to the end smoothly, like traveling in a cloud. I enjoyed reading it.
understand how people feel when they are in an environment or interacting with new people, I don't think this is npt my genre though.
AntipodeanChild prodigy violinist
Simon French began his writing career as a thirteen year old in Sydney s western suburbs, and had his first novel published five years later, while he was still at high school.In the years since, Simon s writing for children has been published in numerous overseas editions, and in Australia has earned critical acclaim and several awards, including the 1987 Children s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for All We Know Change the Locks was an Honour Book in 1992 Where in the World, Simon s first novel in ten years, is published by Little Hare Books.The characters in his stories often develop from the children he has worked with from babies and toddlers in an inner city crisis refuge to the pupils he has taught over many years at primary schools in suburban and rural New South Wales Simon continues to work as a teacher in a small school in Sydney s rural outskirts.He is unable to imagine life without good books, interesting music and movies, exotic food, travel to new places, old cars but, most of all, true friends.