The Secret Wish Of Nannerl Mozart

"Nannerl, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's sister, was a musical prodigy who longed to be a famous composer. Blending historical details with fiction, Nickel tells the story of a girl whose talent, despite the restrictions of the time, manages to flourish. Author's notes included" Cf. Our choice, 1996-1997.

Nannerl Mozart, Wolfgang's sister, was also a musical genius.

"Nannerl, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's sister, was a musical prodigy who longed to be a famous composer. Blending historical details with fiction, Nickel tells the story of a girl whose talent, despite the restrictions of the time, manages to flourish. Author's notes included" Cf. Our choice, 1996-1997.

Nannerl Mozart’s twelfth-birthday wish is to become a famous composer. She’s already considered a brilliant musician, touring eighteenth-century Europe with her little brother, Wolfgang, and playing for queens and kings in the great courts. But Papa doesn’t take her seriously as a composer because she is a girl, Mama usually has a list of chores for her to do, and Wolfi manages to steal everyone’s attention. But Nannerl is not ready to give up her dream. Can she defy expectations and take control of her musical destiny?

Short-listed for the 1999 CLA Book of the Year for Children Award Award-winning poet and playwright Barbara Nickel returns to her Prairie roots in a beautiful collection of seasonal poems that chart, with a bird’s-eye view of the western landscape, nature’s glorious playground. Nickel’s experimental verses are perfectly complimented by Kathy Thiessen’s black-and-white etchings, making this ideal for any young Canadian – Prairie-dweller, would-be poet, or otherwise.

An unforgettable tale of two lonely girls, Catharina Bach and Hannah Waters, born centuries apart, who change each other's lives.

To everyone who has heard of my famous younger brother but has never heard of me. I Am Mozart, Too is a picture book biography about Wolfgang's older sister, Maria Anna Mozart, who was a child prodigy and a secret composer, perfect for Women's History Month. Nannerl and Wolfie love playing the harpsichord together. They are so talented, the Mozart siblings perform all over Europe for packed audiences in beautiful concert halls. Even Empress Maria Theresa requests that they stop in Vienna to play especially for her. But then Nannerl does something naughty: She starts writing music of her own. Papa fumes. Girls are not allowed to compose! Girls belong behind the curtain. While Wolfie’s solo career takes flight, Nannerl must settle for a life offstage. But it doesn’t stop her from pursuing her dreams in secret. With vivid, sweeping art by Adelina Lirius, author Audrey Ades tells the powerful true story of a talented, ambitious girl who has been hidden from history—a girl who was and always will be a genius, too.