Little Nora (The Banjo Prodigy) by Joshua Z Weinstein

The banjo is back. Meet Little Nora Brown the preteen Kentucky style claw hammer picking prodigy. A 12-year-old girl is supposed to do things a certain way. Listen to certain kinds of artists. Play certain kinds of instruments. They’re certainly not supposed to play century-old banjo music that bridges cultural and geographical boundaries. But Nora Brown isn’t your ordinary 12-year-old. She’s redefining what a young musician can and can’t do.