2009 SYDNEY TAYLOR NOTABLE BOOK FOR OLDER READERS

A young reporter discovers why a famous violinist, Paolo Levi never plays Mozart. It is the story of secrets kept from young Paolo until the age of nine when he discovers the reason his father, also a brilliant musician set his violin aside. It unlocks a deep family secret that when eventually told, a family is reunited in unimaginable ways.

Beautiful illustrations depict both the story's Venice backdrop as well as Paolo's father's memories of living and nearly dying in a Nazi death camp.