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The Maestro
The Maestro
The Maestro
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The Maestro

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Burl Crow hasn't had many breaks in his young life. His father is a manipulative lout with a dangerous temper; his mother, worn down by years of abuse, now resorts to her little helpers to get her through the days. Then he meets Nathaniel Orlando Gow, the Maestro, and in just one day, this eccentric genius changes Burl's life forever.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateMar 1, 1996
ISBN9781554980239
The Maestro
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Tim Wynne-Jones

TIM WYNNE-JONES is one of Canada's foremost writers for children. The author of over thirty-five books, he is a two-time winner of the Governor General's Award, as well as a two-time winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award and of the Arthur Ellis Award. His short-story collections include Some of the Kinder Planets, Book of Changes and Lord of the Fries. He is also known for his Rex Zero series. Recently, he wrote the young-adult novels The Ruinous Sweep; Emperor of Any Place, which earned seven starred reviews; and Blink & Caution, which won the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award. Tim is also the recipient of the Edgar Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work. In 2012, he was made an Officer to the Order of Canada. He lives in Perth, Ontario.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    i really liked some things about this and found other things tiresome.liked - dislikedhumour- plothero/burl - the father following him(plot)setting - the fire(plot)
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Running away from his abusive father and drug addict mother, 14 year old Burl finds a remote cabin inhabited by an eccentric genius. In one day, Nathaniel Orlando Gow changes Burl’s life forever. In the fall,the master orchestra conductor dies and leaves behind an unpublished masterpiece that Burl keeps for a CBC producer. However, all is lost in a fire caused by his father that destroys the cabin. A powerful story of a young boy who can’t live at home with his parents and his new friend “the maestro” doesn’t want him either. He matures quickly when making the decision to run away and then stay in the cabin when Gow leaves.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Burl runs away from his abusive father into the woods of Northern Ontario where he has a startling encounter with an urban composer craving isolation. The Maestro gives Burl a glimpse of a different life than living with a broken and abusive family, or scrabbling to survive in the wilderness.This was part family abuse story, part wilderness adventure, and part grifter tale. And part fantasy - some suspension of disbelief is required to accept everything that 14-year-old Burl does, he acts like a much older person. But the story is a page turner. I found the ending both inevitable and a bit disappointing, and very neatly wrapped up, but the journey to get there was good.Someone mentioned to me that the Maestro is based on Glenn Gould, which may added amusement for those familiar with the eccentric pianist.I'd give this to readers looking for runaway stories, or adventure stories, tales of kids surviving on their own.

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