An enchanting story about a girl in love with her violin and her time in Prague where she will discover a ghost boy and a monster who will threaten to steal her away. This is a story about a biracial Jewish girl who is torn between her dreams of becoming a violinist and fulfilling her parents wish of obtaining a stable job. She is sent to live with her aunt in Prague and there she discovers a forgotten Jewish cemetery and a ghost boy named Benjamin who has died over a century ago. Soon she discovers more ghost... and a stranger who approaches her named Rudolph Wassermann who gifts her with a beautiful violin. Rudolf doesn’t have any shadows... and soon Illana discovers that Rudolph and Benjamin are far more connected than she thought and if she wants to rescue the boy she loves she will have to destroy the monster. A gorgeous fairytale told in verse prose!

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