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The violin conspiracy / Brendan Slocumb.
"Ray McMillian loves playing the violin more than anything, and nothing will stop him from pursuing his dream of becoming a professional musician. Not his mother, who thinks he should get a real job, not the fact that he can't afford a high-caliber violin, not the racism inherent in the classical music world. And when he makes the startling discovery that his great-grandfather's fiddle is actually a priceless Stradivarius, his star begins to rise. Then with the international Tchaikovsky Competition-the Olympics of classical music-fast approaching, his prized family heirloom is stolen. Ray is determined to get it back. But now his family and the descendants of the man who once enslaved Ray's great-grandfather are each claiming that the violin belongs to them. With the odds stacked against him and the pressure mounting, will Ray ever see his beloved violin again?"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593315415 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 342 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Anchor Books, 2022.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Good Morning America Book Club, A GMA Book Club pick!"--Cover. |
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| Subject: | African American men > Fiction. Stradivarius violin > Fiction. Theft > Fiction. Violinists > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Bildungsromans. Psychological fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | FIC Slocu | 31681010264133 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"Ray McMillian loves playing the violin more than anything, and nothing will stop him from pursuing his dream of becoming a professional musician. Not his mother, who thinks he should get a real job, not the fact that he can't afford a high-caliber violin, not the racism inherent in the classical music world. And when he makes the startling discovery that his great-grandfather's fiddle is actually a priceless Stradivarius, his star begins to rise. Then with the international Tchaikovsky Competition-the Olympics of classical music-fast approaching, his prized family heirloom is stolen. Ray is determined to get it back. But now his family and the descendants of the man who once enslaved Ray's great-grandfather are each claiming that the violin belongs to them. With the odds stacked against him and the pressure mounting, will Ray ever see his beloved violin again?"-- - Baker & Taylor
When, right before the cutthroat Tchaikovsky Competition â the Olympics of classical music, his priceless Stradivarius is stolen, with a ransom note for five million dollars in its place, Ray McMillian must piece together the clues to reclaim the violin before itâs too late. - Random House, Inc.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK! â¢Â Ray McMillian is a Black classical musician on the riseâundeterred by the pressure and prejudice of the classical music worldâwhen a shocking theft sends him on a desperate quest to recover his great-great-grandfatherâs heirloom violin on the eve of the most prestigious musical competition in the world.
âI loved The Violin Conspiracy for exactly the same reasons I loved The Queenâs Gambit: a surprising, beautifully rendered underdog hero I cared about deeply and a fascinating, cutthroat world I knew nothing aboutâin this case, classical music.â âChris Bohjalian, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant and Hour of the Witch
Growing up Black in rural North Carolina, Ray McMillianâs life is already mapped out. But Ray has a gift and a dreamâheâs determined to become a world-class professional violinist, and nothing will stand in his way. Not his mother, who wants him to stop making such a racket; not the fact that he canât afford a violin suitable to his talents; not even the racism inherent in the world of classical music.Â
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When he discovers that his beat-up, family fiddle is actually a priceless Stradivarius, all his dreams suddenly seem within reach, and together, Ray and his violin take the world by storm. But on the eve of the renowned and cutthroat Tchaikovsky Competitionâthe Olympics of classical musicâthe violin is stolen, a ransom note for five million dollars left in its place. Without it, Ray feels like he's lost a piece of himself. As the competition approaches, Ray must not only reclaim his precious violin, but prove to himselfâand the worldâthat no matter the outcome, there has always been a truly great musician within him.
