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Fiona and the Forgotten Piano was the winner of BBNYA 2025!

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BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 (17 in 2025) finalists and one overall winner.

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Book Details


Page Count: 247 Pages
Genre: Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction
Age Category: Middle Grade
Date Published: January 14, 2025
Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/j7KcUrO (Canada) https://a.co/d/5tVNnuZ (USA) https://amzn.eu/d/65ZJnVi (UK)
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218621712-fiona-and-the-forgotten-piano
The Story Graph Link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/af660e21-f7da-4618-a837-17391bf5a61a

Blurb

Eleven-year-old Fiona isn’t allowed in the Fermata woods. And though its unique trees are fascinating, Fiona has no problem following her mother’s rules. That is, until the trees begin to sing.

Suddenly, it feels as though long forgotten memories are being unlocked in Fiona’s mind. As she nears the woods edge, the trees fall silent, so silent even the leaves stop rustling. Fiona will finally break the rules and venture into the woods. She’ll soon find herself traveling through portals to undiscovered worlds. And she’ll have to trust her instincts and her quirky new friends to bring back the music or she may get lost within its notes.

Author Bio

Kate grew up in Salem, Massachusetts surrounded by ghost stories and witch tales. As a microbiologist, she studies the tiny worlds of bacteria, viruses and antibodies. As a writer, she creates magical worlds of her own. Kate now lives just outside of Boston with her husband, son, dog and cat.

Kate can be found online at:
Website: https://katedemaio.wixsite.com/website
X: https://x.com/k8demaiowrites
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/k8demaiowrites
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/k8demaiowrites.bsky.social

My Review This is clearly not my usual book, and certainly I’m not the age range its targeted too, as thats middle grade age. However this is a delightful tale of magicial forests but where music has disappeared well not disappeared more forgotten. Along the way our 11yr old Fiona finds a Piano and embarks on an adventure with new found friends from mystical worlds that she is able to visit. Music and friendship is the main theme of this beautiful book. And while its not my cup of tea as a book its a worthy winner of BBNYA 2025