Author : Hilary Horder Hippely
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9781442429468
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (294 download)
Book Synopsis A Song for Lena by : Hilary Horder Hippely
Download or read book A Song for Lena written by Hilary Horder Hippely and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Lena helps her grandmother make apple strudel, the woman tells her a story about her childhood in Hungary. One day, she and a friend are approached by a wandering beggar. They race to the house, frightened, but Mother decides that the man should have some of their just-made strudel. He repays their kindness by playing sweet, sad music on his violin. Each year he returns, has his piece of strudel, and plays, until finally one season the harvest comes, but the beggar does not. Father says that "Perhaps our friend isn't hungry anymore." He tells the children to listen closely, and they hear the wanderer's music in the sounds of the country night. A recipe for strudel is included.