When Darius Dorian finds Pizzicato, a magic violin with the power to heal, in the studio of violin maker Archibald Archinola, he must find the courage to stop Dr. Needham and his ambitious mother from using it for evil purposes. Book available.
Mozart’s magic flute has nothing on the fine fiddle Darius Dorian comes across when he’s paired with Archibald Archinola for a school project. Encased in a glass curio in the violinmaker’s studio sits a peculiar violin that proves to have the power to heal — and the power to create a good bit of havoc. As an orphan at Stork’s Nest Children’s Home, it’s a fact that Darius often gets the short end of the stick. He’s familiar with hand-me-downs and handouts, and he took his fair share of ribbing after his nemesis and fellow orphan Max draws a Porsche dealership for the same three-week assignment. Though in a “string” of events and enviable action, Darius goes on the adventure of a lifetime — and, for once, it’s Darius who gets to call the shots and pull a few strings when a greedy doctor sets his sights on the magic violin.
