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The Piano at the Station
- Author
- Helen Rutter
- Narrator
- Helen Rutter
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 20 June 2026
- Run Time
- 1 hour 16 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Truancy and school problems, Children’s / Teenage emotions: Loneliness, isolation, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Life skills and choices
What to expect
Constantly in trouble at school with little encouragement at home, Lacey’s future looks bleak until she discovers a love of music in this compelling tale by bestseller Helen Rutter.
Lacey's smart tongue and quick temper are constantly getting her confined to isolation at school. But there’s a lot more to her that most people never see, and when Lacey gets sent to lunch-time music lessons to keep her out of trouble, she discovers a love and talent for the piano that opens up a whole new world for her.
Just as she’s really beginning to make progress, her music teacher has to leave, which throws Lacey back into turmoil. Will she go back to her self-destructive ways or will music offer her a way to save her from herself?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
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- Author
- Helen Rutter
- Narrator
- Helen Rutter
- Duration
- 1 hour 16 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 June 2026
- ISBN
- 9780008855666
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Truancy and school problems, Children’s / Teenage emotions: Loneliness, isolation, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Life skills and choices
Synopsis
Constantly in trouble at school with little encouragement at home, Lacey’s future looks bleak until she discovers a love of music in this compelling tale by bestseller Helen Rutter. Lacey's smart tongue and quick temper are constantly getting her confined to isolation at school. But there’s a lot more to her that most people never see, and when Lacey gets sent to lunch-time music lessons to keep her out of trouble, she discovers a love and talent for the piano that opens up a whole new world for her. Just as she’s really beginning to make progress, her music teacher has to leave, which throws Lacey back into turmoil. Will she go back to her self-destructive ways or will music offer her a way to save her from herself? Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
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