Amazing Days Of Abby Hayes, The #14: It's Music To My Ears (Paperback)

by Anne Mazer (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Now that she's in sixth grade, Abby's discovering new friends and new talents. She's also discovering a major new interest: a boy! Simon is a sax player in an exclusive school band. He's also one of the coolest kids in school...and Abby's friend Natalie just happens to know him. Will Abby find the courage to approach her crush?

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439680638
• ISBN-13: 978-0439680639
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #423,363 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This item is part of The Abby Hayes Series.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Umm..., February 14, 2005

A Kid's Review

In the past, I have loved these books! I picked up the first one about Abby when she was going into 5th grade. I was also in fifth grade, ready to get into shape, and playing soccer. Abby was the same. We have been alike, no matter how silly it seems, until this book. Anne Mazer is a great author, but this novel was not her best. Personally, I liked it, but middle school was portrayed wrong. It's not all about the boys and changes! It's about school and friends! I hope her next Abby Hayes book is a lot better.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best series ever, don't you think?, February 20, 2005

A Kid's Review

I liked the I LOVE ABBY HAYES! reviewer. We need a positive review on the most realistic series, right? Ok, I don't have any crushes and I hate crushes they're gross, but for the person switching to Madison Finn...puh-lease! I saw that the next book is not about crushes, so you're all safe.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but I miss Abby's fifth-grade days, December 23, 2004

By	Amazon Girl - See all my reviews

Sixth-grader Abby is starting to get interested in boys. She's confused when she sees girls in her grade trying to impress boys, and wonders what the big deal is. Then, she meets Simon, a seventh-grade star saxophonist with bright blue eyes, and she falls for him. Problem is, Simon hardly knows Abby exists. Abby agrees to help out at rehearsals for the Jazz Tones, the musical group at school that Simon and Abby's friend Natalie are both in. Meanwhile, Abby's made a new friend. Sophia is very nice, but very, very shy. She's also a fantastic artist. However, Sophia seems intimidated by Abby's best friend, the enthusiastic, outgoing Hannah. Abby worries that she won't be able to confide in Hannah about Simon. Hannah tries not to get crushes on boys; she doesn't want to turn into of those girls who changes themself for a boy.
I liked the general plotline of this story, but I did not like to see the changes in Abby's friend, Natalie. Natalie is no longer a budding chemist who wears rumpled clothes and enjoys fantasy novels. She is now an aspiring clarinetist with a sophisticated attitude and clothes that Abby describes as "big city." I don't like how so many of Abby's friends go through personality changes over the course of the series. Bethany goes from being Brianna's personal cheerleader to being an independent, friendly girl. Jessica, Abby's former best friend, went from an astronomy-loving overall-wearer to a miniskirt-wearing girl who enjoys talking about boys and going to dance parties. I wish Anne Mazer wouldn't change the personalities of so many characters when they were fine the way they were originally. I preferred the books when Abby was in fifth grade, and all the characters stayed the same.