Finding Viola by Bo Burnette
I could hear the music again, and it seemed louder than before.” Miss Erikson daily hears mysterious music from behind a locked door at the Lang School of Fine Arts.
When the strict Mrs. Borg demands she leaves the door alone, Miss Erikson’s curiosity propels her to uncover the secrets of the ever-closed door. As she pursues the source of the inexplicable music, she must finally face the grief of the past she has long tried to ignore.
(A 3,000-word short story about mystery, suffering, and the power of music from the author of Denver and the Doolittle Raid and The Fiery Arrow.)