false 2565786 1 Eight-year old Melina wants to become a good violinist. When she loses confidence, her Rumanian teacher Andrea decides it's time for a magic dose of self esteem. A mysterious old woman in rags gives Melina some curious advice; a violinist Russian hamster, who happens to live under the old woman's hat, offers her a virtuoso performance; a shooting star fills her with hope on Christmas Eve. Is Melina actually playing better, or has her violin become magic? Who is the old woman in the town square, and why does she wear the same emerald ring as her teacher Andrea? 2574424 12 10 2007 The Magic Violin total:7|5:5|4:2| 7 33 12 1 4 0 false false Sat Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 12 06:16:53 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 06:18:22 -0800 2008
The book is about a 8 year old girl Melina and how she regains her confidence that she can indeed learn the violin through some stratagems of her wonderful teacher Andrea.


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