Julia Gillian (and the quest for joy)

By Alison McGhee

Subjects: Minnesota, fiction, Family life, fiction, Secrecy, Trumpet, fiction, Friendship, fiction, Families, Trumpet, Schools, fiction, Secrets, Fiction, Children's fiction, School children, Juvenile fiction, Schools, Best friends, Family life, Friendship

Description: Ten-year-old Julia Gillian's best friend is keeping secrets, their beloved lunch lady was replaced by a tyrant, and trumpet lessons prove difficult, making it hard for her to follow the music teacher's advice to "look for the joy."