Nannerl Mozart’s twelfth birthday wish is to become a famous composer. She’s already considered a brilliant musician, touring Europe with her little brother Wolfgang and playing the clavier for queens and kings in the great courts. But Papa doesn’t take her seriously as a composer and won’t even teach her to play the violin or the organ. On top of that, Mama usually has a list of household chores for her and Wolfi always manages to steal everybody’s attention.
Upon original publication in 1996, the novel was received with great acclaim, winning A Children’s Book Centre ‘Our Choice’ Selection, a nomination for the Mr. Christie Book Award, a Red Cedar Book Award nomination and was Shortlisted for the Geoffrey Bilson Prize for Historical Fiction for Young People. Now a Sumach Classic, The Secret Wish of Nannerl Mozart is an inspiring blend of fact and fiction in which Barbara Kathleen Nickel brings the eighteenth century world of a talented young girl to life.