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The Rising Star of Rusty Nail. By Lesley Blume Presentation by Natalie Rolf (270 pages). Main Characters-. Franny (main character, piano player) Sandy (Franny’s best friend, trouble maker) Madame Malenkov (Russian, Franny’s Piano Teacher)
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The Rising Star of Rusty Nail By Lesley Blume Presentation by Natalie Rolf (270 pages)
Main Characters- • Franny (main character, piano player) • Sandy (Franny’s best friend, trouble maker) • Madame Malenkov (Russian, Franny’s Piano Teacher) • Nancy (Franny’s neighbor and enemy, teacher’s pet, bad piano player) • Charley (Franny’s neighbor, Madame Malenkov’s lawyer) • Runty (class clown)
Setting • Rusty Nail, Minnesota, 1953 • (MORE SPECIFICALY) School, Madame Malenkov's house, and Franny’s house (even on the roof).
Plot • Franny Hansen is a very good piano player. She practices A LOT, but she also spends some of her free time with her best friend, Sandy. • It is rumored that Charley, the neighbor, comes back from Russia (to Rusty Nail) with a new wife – Madame Malenkov. • Franny convinces Madame Malenkov to give her piano lessons. • Now, it’s the big piano competition between Nancy and Franny!
Who will win? Who will lose? What will happen to the losing character? Answer: read the book to find out!!!