My library has this in the children's section, but I think it's more of a teen book. Karthik is a rising 9th grader with a lot of responsibilities and a big crush on a girl he keeps running into at the ice cream shop. I liked how Karthik connected to Leonard Berstein, but the plot was very slow-moving and so I didn't finish this. I have approximately 100 books I want to read this winter and this didn't grab me, but I may come back to it later. It's summer vibes books for sure. ( )

A middle school novel with musical overtones. The main character is a delivery boy for his father's grocery syore. He uses a bicycle and has many regular customers he has relationships with. On one delivery he meets a graduate student at Boston University who has written a play on the young life of Leonard Bernstein. When she sees Karthik he has the perfect features to act in her premiere. There are many other issues for the family and Karthik personally. A nice book with good values. ( )