Broken Strings by Eric Walters
A violin and a middle-school musical unleash a dark family secret in this moving story by an award-winning author duo. For fans of The Devil's Arithmetic and Hana's Suitcase.It's 2002. In the aftermath of the twin towers -- and the death of her beloved grandmother -- Shirli Berman is intent on moving forward. The best singer in her junior high, she auditions for the lead role in Fiddler on the Roof, but is crushed to learn that she's been given the part of the old Jewish mother in the musical rather than the coveted part of the sister. But there is an upside: her "husband" is none other than Ben Morgan, the cutest and most popular boy in the school.
Deciding to throw herself into the role, she rummages in her grandfather's attic for some props. There, she discovers an old violin in the corner -- strange, since her Zayde has never seemed to like music, never even going to any of her recitals. Showing it to her grandfather unleashes an anger in him she has never seen before, and while she is frightened of what it might mean, Shirli keeps trying to connect with her Zayde and discover the awful reason behind his anger. A long-kept family secret spills out, and Shirli learns the true power of music, both terrible and wonderful.
Kathy Kacer's writing has earned her numerous prizes, including the Silver Birch, Red Maple, Hackmatack, and the American Jewish Library Association Award. The Secret of Gabi's Dresser, the first book in Second Story Publications' Holocaust Memory Series, was published in 1999. She's written four more books in the series since then. Kacer, a former psychologist who worked with problematic teenagers, now writes for young readers about the Holocaust and speaks about it across the country. Kacer and her family live in Toronto.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780735266261 |
| ISBN 10 | 0735266263 |
| Title | Broken Strings |
| Author | Eric Walters |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Puffin Canada |
| Year published | 2020-09-08 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Winner of Vine Award for Canadian Jewish Literature 2020, Short-listed for National Chapter IODE Violet Downey Award 2020, Short-listed for Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards 2020, Nominated for Snow Willow Award 2020 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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