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Pub. Date
c2015.
Description
In 1959 when her mother dies, grieving twelve-year-old Ayumi leaves her home in Japan and crosses the Pacific Ocean alone to find her American father. Biracial, she is confronted with a resentful half-sister and racist stepmother. She wants to be accepted by her new family, but how much of her true self must she give up? A violin prodigy, Ayumi's only solace is her music. When she is deprived of her violin, she feels like her mother has died again...
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Description
(Fiddle). Young Austin begs his parents to play violin. But Austin doesn't make time to practice until one night he is visited by the violin fairy who warns him that if he doesn't practice his violin, it will shrink. Austin's classmates are amazed at what happens next! Austin discovers that if he wants to sound good, he must practice. This heartwarming story teaches the benefits of hard work and attaining one's goals. Austin's dream of becoming a...
Pub. Date
1998.
Description
Charles Morritz, a rare musical instrument appraiser, discovers a one-of-a-kind, blood-red violin at an auction house; in establishing its provenance, he uncovers the spectacular journey of the priceless masterpiece and must wrestle with his own demons and choose between burying the truth, and risking everything.
Pub. Date
c1999
Description
"An epic adventure of mystery and obsession unfolds when Charles Morritz (Samuel L. Jackson), an appraiser of rare musical instruments, discovers a one-of-a-kind, blood-red violin at a prestigious Montreal auction house. Convinced he's found an authentic long-lost masterpiece, Morritz uncovers the spectacular journey of the priceless violin, how it changed hands and the lives of all who touched it. When the violin's shocking secret is finally revealed,...