A debut YA verse novel about what happens when the paths of a young busking violinist and an aspiring street artist collide during a pandemic. Set in one of the most locked-down cities in the world - Melbourne, 2020.<br /><br /><b>WINNER OF THE 2024 CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR OLDERS READERS</b><br /><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 ETHEL TURNER PRIZE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE</b><br /><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 UTS GLENDA ADAMS AWARD FOR NEW WRITING</b><br /><br /><i>This song has a grace note,</i><br /><i>a tiny note that's there for embellishment</i><br /><i>but can easily be ignored,</i><br /><i>not played.</i><br /><i>Tonight, I add it in -</i><br /><i>just because.</i><br /><i>We can all do with an extra note</i><br /><i>of grace.</i><br /><br /><b>Grace Dalfinch</b> is a talented violinist who longs to play contemporary music in bars, but her mum forbids her.<br /><b>James Crux</b> is an aspiring street artist who promised his dad he wouldn't paint in public until he's finished school.<br /><br /> When Crux witnesses Grace's impromptu performance on a deserted tram, he's inspired to paint her and her violin; and when Grace stumbles across her portrait in a Melbourne alley by an anonymous street artist, she sets out to find its creator.<br /><br /><i>Grace Notes</i> is a debut YA verse novel, set in one of the most locked-down cities in the world - Melbourne, 2020. For fans of Cath Crowley and Pip Harry.