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Synopsis
When controlling guardian Frank Whirlpool is murdered, runaway Romeo Argasti finds himself heir to the $2 billion Whirlpool estate - with one mysterious and prophetic stipulation. He must find a lost piece of music composed by his mother just before she died in a plane crash with lover Justin Bishop, creator of the controversial waveform hypothesis.
Is Backbeat: A Novel of Physics appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A literary mystery involving inheritance, murdered guardians, and a quest for lost music with physics themes. Contains moderate violence (murder) and exploration of parental death but handles mature themes with restraint.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder, death of parent, death, and grief.
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Who'll love this
Teens will be drawn to the mystery of the lost music and the protagonist's journey to uncover family secrets while inheriting a fortune.