Like any young boy, Paolo becomes obsessed with what he can’t have — in his case, a violin. Hidden away in his parents’ room, it beckons the boy to release the music inside it. The music leads Paolo to a family secret, a story of World War II that changed the course of his parents’ lives. But once the truth is told, the family is reunited in a way no one had thought possible.

Related: Germany, Historical Fiction, Italy, Poland, Primary (ages 6-9)

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• ISBN: 9780763635527
• Author: Morpurgo, Michael
• Illustrator: Foreman, Michael
• Published: 2008, Candlewick
• Themes: Family, healing, Holocaust, Jew, Music, Nazi, Secret, Venice, Violin, World War II
• Descriptors: Germany, Historical Fiction, Italy, Poland, Primary (ages 6-9)
• No. of pages: 80