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Benny Feldman's All Star Klezmer Band (Paperback)
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Benny Feldman's All Star Klezmer Band (Paperback)
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List price R344
Loot Price R276
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You Save R68 (20%)
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Eleven-year-old Benny Feldman spends his days at Sieberling School
obeying his number-one rule for surviving sixth grade: blend into
the background. So when he signs up his klezmer band to play in the
school talent show, his classmates are shocked. Teased by guitar
superstar and former friend Jason Conroy, Benny vows to win the
trophy and erase the embarrassing nickname that has haunted him
since his disastrous debut performance in a first-grade Sabbath
play. But, there is a problem. Benny Feldman's All-Star Klezmer
Band is only a figment of Benny's imagination. He loves the
traditional klezmer music of Eastern Europe, but how is he going to
find other players to join him? With the show a few months away,
Benny, an accomplished fiddler, embarks on a quest to assemble a
band that will beat Jason's rock group at the talent show. His
search takes him to an arcade convention, a potato chip factory, an
oddities shop, and a storage room stacked with cans of creamed corn
and succotash. Along the way, he meets Jennifer, a jazz-loving
drummer; Royce, a bow-tie-wearing clarinet prodigy; and Stuart, a
braggart accordion player from Cajun Country. He also learns a
great deal about the joys and sorrows that lie at the heart of
klezmer and discovers that being different can be wonderful.
Eventually, the ragtag and renamed "Klez Misfits" mount the stage
and the tension-filled climax will have young readers wondering
until the end if Benny and his band can pull off a miracle. This
fun and feel-good story shows how friends, family, history and
culture can all build confidence. Benny learns to believe in
himself, has and has fun and finds love along the way.
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