Virginia Euwer Wolff - Mozart Season

Pros: beautifully-written; utterly believable protagonist; moving, tender and realistic
Cons: may pass by 'non-musical' readers, which would be a shame

12-year-old Allegra Shapiro is looking forward to a long and leisurely summer vacation. She rsquo;s been short stop in the school softball team and they rsquo;d practised hard and done well for the season. But during her first music lesson of the ...

Pros: An inspiring peek into the heart and soul of an adolescent musician
Cons: The non-musical among us will never understand--but maybe this book will help

Allegra Shapiro is an accomplished violinist--and she's only twelve. She comes from a very musical family, so she comes by her talent naturally. At the beginning of the summer before eighth grade begins, her violin teacher comes to her with an odd...

Pros: Inspiring tale of music and loss
Cons: None

Allegra Shapiro is a twelve-year old violin prodigy who is chosen to compete in a prestigious competition. She is the youngest violinist there, and spends the summer practicing Mozart's fourth violin concerto. Along the way she learns a great deal about ...