Anna Maria's Gift by Janice Shefelman

Shefelman, Janice Anna Maria's Gift, 100 pgs. Random House, 2010. Language - G, Sexual Content - G; Violence - G; Anna Maria is a talented violinist who's father has just passed. She goes to an orphanage for girls in Venice, Italy in order to study more music and be taken care of. There she learns some important lessons. Anna Maria is a strong girl and a vary talented musician, but she is still not perfect. She has to learn to forgive and forget and I love how this book shows that it isn't always easy and that doing things out of anger aren't always the best. EL - ADVISABLE. Reviewer: CCH