01791cam a2200301 4500 939408326 TxAuBib 20230817120000.0 210505s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021020586 9780593315415 0593315413 (OCoLC)1250433337 TxAuBib Slocumb, Brendan, author. The violin conspiracy / Brendan Slocumb. New York : Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2022. 342 pages ; 25 cm. 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? 20230817. Theft Fiction. Ransom Fiction. Racism Fiction. Violinists Fiction. Inheritance and succession Fiction. Suspense fiction. Social problem fiction.