I wrote this book because I love my friends and I love my violin. - Lacey, Age 6 1/2

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Once there was a girl named Alice. She loved to play the violin. She took her violin with her everywhere she went.

Alice's best friend was a girl from school named Allison, who also loved to play the violin. They loved to play duets together.

Ed was the drummer at school. He was always mean to Alice and Allison. He didn't like violins, and he always teased them.

One day, Alice found out that Allison was very sick. The doctor said that the only cure for her illness was to eat the root from a magic tree that could only be found deep in the jungle.

Alice felt very bad for her friend. She decided that she would go into the jungle and find the magic tree root.

Alice had never told anyone, but her violin was magic, and it was made out of wood from the same magical tree that was needed to save Allison. Alice knew that if she played her magic violin in the jungle, the tree she needed to save Allison would glow, and she would be able to find it.

But as Alice was walking through the jungle playing her violin, suddenly she was attacked by a group of birds! The birds were attracted by the beautiful music coming from her violin.

So Alice started playing Beethoven's 5th Symphony, hoping to scare the birds away. Luckily, it worked!!!

So Alice kept walking and playing her violin, looking for a glowing tree. Then to her surprise, a scary giant appeared through the trees, and was coming right at her!