The piano is free, but fame has a price.
On the sleepy streets of Cascade Cove, lonely Margot knows that when she stumbles across a discarded synthesizer with a “not haunted” sign, she’s discovered the key to realizing her dreams. Determined to become a real songwriter and earn her absent father’s admiration, Margot dives headfirst into trying to gain followers and fans online. But her musical journey takes an unexpected turn when she realizes the (not haunted) piano is very much…haunted.
Enter Vision, teen pop sensation of 1979 whose untimely demise left her spirit intertwined with the keys of her synthesizer. Though Margot and Vision couldn’t be more different, the girls form an unlikely bond fueled by their shared passion for music.
But as Margot’s obsession with fame and recognition grows, she may come dangerously close to losing what she loves about music…and herself.
Whitney Gardner is an author and illustrator living in Victoria, British Columbia. She won the 2018 Schneider Family Book Award for her debut young adult novel You’re Welcome, Universe, which features a Deaf protagonist. Her graphic novel Fake Blood received critical acclaim, including a starred review from Kirkus. She illustrated Debby Levy’s Becoming RBG, and Stephanie Cooke’s middle grade graphic novel series The Racc Pack. Gardner holds a BFA in graphic design from SUNY Purchase and has worked as an art teacher and school librarian. She has always been surrounded by words and pictures and prefers it that way.
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