Summer of firsts:

Kimpton, Paul

Summer of firsts: World War II is ending, but the music adventures are just beginning / Paul Kimpton and Ann Kaczkowski Kimpton. - Chicago : GIA Publications, Inc., 2013 - 285 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. - Adventures with music ; book 3. .

"Cover art "Valor in the Pacific" by Robert Taylor." -- T.p. verso. "Book design, illustration, and layout by Martha Chlipala."-- T.p. verso.


Dale and his friends continue their musical adventures in book three of the Adventures with Music series as American involvement in World War II winds down. The band has its first concert, Chrissy plays a solo, the group learns to play jazz, and Dale confronts a bully. In celebration of their 12th birthdays, the friends decide to do 12 things they've never done before. These events lead to an unforgettable summer of thrills and challenges, culminating with a trip to Chicago to hear the Chicago Symphony at Ravinia.

9781579999728


Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Music--Juvenile fiction.
United States--History--1933-1945--Social life and customs--Juvenile fiction.

ML 68 / .K590 2013