".highly readable and inspiring." - Booklist, starred review "An impeccably researched and told biography of Leonard Bernstein's musical apprenticeship, from toddlerhood to his conducting debut with the New York Philharmonic at age 25." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Rubin spins [Leonard Bernstein's] biography into a tale that reads as smoothly and compellingly as a novel." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books * A Junior Library Guild Selection * Bulletin Blue Ribbon * Carter G. Woodson Book Award (Middle Grade) * National Jewish Book Award finalist * NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People * Sydney Taylor Book Award * YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults finalist.