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Book Review of The Song Reader

The Song Reader
The Song Reader
Author: Lisa Tucker
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


a teenager and her older sister whose mother is dead and father has disappeared. They've put together a cheery and eccentric life in their small midwestern hometown. Mary Beth--beautiful, empathetic and smart--practices an art she calls song reading. Clients come to her and tell her the songs that are stuck in their head, and she decodes the song to help them with their problems.