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Eleven-year-old April Jackson loves playing the drums, almost as much as she loves her best friend, Zee, a violin prodigy. They both dream of becoming professional musicians one day. When Zee starts attending a new school that will nurture his talent, April decides it's time for her to pursue her dreams, too, and finally take drum lessons. When the unthinkable happens and Zee suddenly passes away, April is crushed by grief. Every time she tries to play the drums, all she can think about is Zee. April isn't sure how to move on from the awful feeling of being without Zee, but when she discovers a classmate in trouble, she doesn't second guess what she knows is the right thing to do.