Who Is Donna Jo Napoli's Changing Tunes?

It’s interesting that you were given to me for this assignment because this book reminds me so much of you and I and our emotional stories somewhat related to music. This book is called Changing Tunes by Donna Jo Napoli. It is the emotional story of a girl, Eileen, in in the fifth grade whose parents are getting a divorce. She is in love with playing the piano, she is amazing at it too, just like you. She has a really special connection to the piano she has in her house. I have a very emotional connection to my piano, too. She also has a best friend named Stephanie, but she does not understand the pain of parents splitting and how hard that can be on a child. Stephanie talks a lot throughout the whole book, but she does not know or understand what is going on for Eileen at home. Eileen knew her father was moving out of the house and every day she knew another one of his belongings would be gone making her house even more empty, dark, and lonely. She would wonder every day coming home from school what would be gone this time. Eileen played on her beloved piano every day when she got home from school, it was part of her afternoon routine. One day Eileen and Stephanie were walking home together, Stephanie went home before Eileen reached her

Her friendship with Stephanie grew weak. Eileen went back to the auditorium every day, and on each of those days she would see Mr. Poole. Mr. Poole was a musician as well, as Eileen learned throughout the story. He helps her explore more of her passion for music and what types of music she would like to study and why. He would sometimes play along with her if he had a free minute. She realized that she could trust him and that piano was once and still could be her path to getting away from the madness going on in her family at least for a few minutes. This reminded me of how music affects my own life and how my writing helps me see light when I feel like I’m in a dark