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Richmond, Peter, 1953–
Always a catch / Peter Richmond.
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Summary: After he joins the new football team, Jack, a new junior and a skilled piano player at a preparatory boarding school, must decide how far he is willing to go to fit in with his new teammates, and how much he is willing to compromise himself to play the kind of music the school expects him to.
[1. Boarding schools—Fiction. 2. Schools—Fiction. 3. Pianists—Fiction.
4. Self-realization—Fiction. 5. Football—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.R4144Al 2014
[Fic]—dc23
2013045424
ISBN 978-0-698-18892-1
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