It is 1988. On a dead-end street in a run-down suburb there is a music shop that stands small and brightly lit, jam-packed with records of every kind. Like a beacon, the shop attracts the lonely, the sleepless, and the adrift; Frank, the shop’s owner, has a way of connecting his customers with just the piece of music they need. Then, one day, into his shop comes a beautiful young woman, Ilse Brauchmann, who asks Frank to teach her about music. Terrified of real closeness…

The Santa Clarita Public Library encourages families to read 1,000 books with their children before they enter kindergarten in order to increase school success and help develop a lifelong love of learning. This challenge is promoted by schools and libraries across the nation.