In a land where beauty and singing are valued above all else, Aza eventually comes to reconcile her unconventional appearance and her magical voice, and learns to accept herself for who she truly is.
Pete the Cat wears his new white shoes while walking down the street, and as he steps into piles of strawberries, blueberries, and other messes--and the color of his footwear changes--he keeps on moving and singing to himself without being bothered.
Mason Dixon is dreading starting the fourth grade, especially because all the fourth graders are required to sing in the school choir and Mason cannot carry a tune, so Mason devises a foolproof plan to keep himself out of the spotlight.
Ella, just starting to make friends thanks to her new beagle, Trumpet, finds herself with a dilemma when Trumpet starts to howl loudly everytime she tries to practice for her singing performance in the school talent show.
A novel based on the experiences of Suzanne David Hall, who, as a teenager in Nazi-occupied France, worked as a spy for the French Resistance while training to be an opera singer.