To everyone who has heard of my famous younger brother but has never
heard of me.
I Am Mozart, Too is a picture book biography about Wolfgang's older
sister, Maria Anna Mozart, who was a child prodigy and a secret
composer, perfect for Women's History Month.
Nannerl and Wolfie love playing the harpsichord together. They are so
talented, the Mozart siblings perform all over Europe for packed
audiences in beautiful concert halls. Even Empress Maria Theresa
requests that they stop in Vienna to play especially for her.
But then Nannerl does something naughty: She starts writing music of her
own. Papa fumes. Girls are not allowed to compose! Girls belong behind
the curtain.
While Wolfie's solo career takes flight, Nannerl must settle for a life
offstage. But it doesn't stop her from pursuing her dreams in secret.
With vivid, sweeping art by Adelina Lirius, author Audrey Ades tells the
powerful true story of a talented, ambitious girl who has been hidden
from history--a girl who was and always will be a genius, too.