{"product_id":"2940045976190","title":"Montana in A Minor","description":"\u003cp\u003eCellist Emily Lopez, almost seventeen, feels like a discordant piece of music, full of mismatched notes that make her cringe. First her boyfriend breaks up with her then her dad, a famous symphony conductor, cancels their summer together touring Europe. To top it off, she’s forced to go with her mom and stepdad to a dusty, old cattle ranch in Montana. How will she master an incredibly difficult Saint-Saëns concerto without her dad or cello teacher? She only has seven weeks to prepare for the competition that will determine her future. To a San Francisco girl, Montana feels like the end of the earth. But she soon discovers it is full of surprises after meeting Breck, the summer ranch hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this excellent YA novel, Russell’s teenage cellist heroine Emily Lopez uses music as her framework for dealing with the world...Russell does a fantastic job creating Emily’s world, and the young girl’s voice is charming and plausible right from the start…Well written and engaging YA.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elaine Russell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47122181521648,"sku":"2940045976190","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045976190_p0.jpg?v=1763686960","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045976190","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}