Books with author Michael Rothenberg

Life hasn t been easy for Jace Adams, a mixed-race teen whose mom moves them from one place to another so often that sometimes he's been in four schools in a single year. To cope with all that instability, Jace has vowed to never let himself get attached to anyone or anything--other than his beloved cello. But when his mom takes them to Seattle, where they're living with tough, sassy Aunt Bernice, Jace wonders if this time things might really change. Because money is tight, Jace plays his cello on the street in downtown Seattle, and one evening, someone throws a folded $100 bill with a business card attached into Jace s open cello case while he's serenading. That card changes everything; it's from a famous cello instructor who offers to take him on, giving Jace a shot at winning a large cash prize. Will he make the grade?

The summer of 1970 starts off badly for 13-year-old Maya. Her mother has sent her to Seattle to stay with the grandmother she's never met; her father is reported MIA in the jungles of Vietnam; and angry Maya's determined to get back home, even if it means running away. But slowly Maya begins to adjust, first befriending an autistic boy-and piano prodigy- living next door, and getting to know her grandmother. When Maya finds a trombone in the attic, she's mesmerized. She learns to play as her grandmother gradually unravels details of her past: Maya's grandfather was a famous jazz trombone player who died in a car crash, and her grandmother was a top jazz singer-who now only sings in church. Maya gradually adjusts to the prospect of life without her father, helps to mend mom's relationship with her grandmother, and takes the first steps to becoming an accomplished musician.

Hearing the sound of music, twins Sandi and Handi see two musical notes floating through the air! The notes have become separated from their friends because the elves didn't use enough glue to keep the notes stuck to the paper. Sandi and Handi set off on a journey to reunite the musical notes, which are called crotchets, with their friends the minims and quavers so that the conductor can finish the rehearsal and prepare for the concert. Along the way, they run into some of their friends who help them locate the other notes that escaped. Will Sandi and Handi be able to find all the musical notes for the conductor? Or will the concert have to be cancelled? Michael Rosenberg resides in Brookmans Park, Herts in the UK where he serves as chairman of three companies and is non-executive director of three other companies. He was awarded the O.B.E. in the UK by the Queen in 1996 for services to exports. Rosenberg has traveled the world and experienced many adventures along the way. His inspiration is his grandchildren. Rosenberg's previous two books are The Story of Bendalot parts one and two. Publisher's website: http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/TheLittleLostTune.html

When Douglas and his family travel to South Africa on holiday, his beloved toy polar bear, Chilly, falls out of the suitcase onto the luggage carousel. Chilly's colorful adventure begins when another little boy finds him and Chilly is taken on a safari. Chilly, prone to getting lost, falls out of a Land Rover and ends up in a prickly bush! Suddenly, an elephant comes along and carries Chilly away to safety. Will Chilly be reunited with Douglas? How does he get back to the little boy who cherishes him? Follow the exciting and heartfelt journey in Chilly the Lost Polar Bear. With grateful thanks to Fiona Michael Rosenberg lives in Brookmans Park, Herts, UK, where he is a board member for a number of companies. His writing is inspired by the wonderful imagination of children and, in this case, by the true story of a boy called Douglas who kept losing his toy polar bear. Mr. Rosenberg has now published four books, and is working on his fifth. Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/MichaelRosenberg

Chilly the intrepid toy polar bear is always getting into trouble whenever he travels with Douglas who looks after him. Somehow he seems to get separated from his family and encounters many adventures before he finds himself reunited again. Previously he has been on a safari in Africa and was rescued by a friendly elephant after falling out of the truck . Then he went to Hong Kong and fell off the ferry into a fishing boat and ended up in Beijing in china. Now he finds himself captured by some Australian dingoes and carried off to their camp. They realise he is not a very tasty thing to eat since he is only a toy and with the help of a kangaroo they manage to return him to his family once again. He also learnt a lot about the aborigines who were the original inhabitants of Australia.