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Rubin, Susan Goldman

Music Was IT: Young Leonard Bernstein

178 pp. | Charlesbridge | February, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-58089-344-2 $19.95

(2) 4-6 Leonard Bernstein, through a lot of perseverance and a little luck, made his conducting debut at Carnegie Hall with the New York Philharmonic at age twenty-five. Rubin's biography, focusing on the youth and early adulthood of its subject, succeeds with her engaging style and infectious passion. Numerous black-and-white photographs appear throughout. Biographical sketches and a discography are appended. Timeline. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2011