In 1897, fifteen-year-old Reuven Bloom, a Russian Jew, must set aside his dreams of playing the violin in order to save himself and his baby sister after the rest of their family is murdered.

Set in Russia in 1897, fifteen-year-old Reuven Bloom, a talented violinist, must put his own dreams aside to save his little sister after the attacks on the Jewish community begin and his parents are murdered, by taking her with him on a dangerous journey west in the hopes of finding freedom and a new life together in a new land. Reprint.

The year is 1897, and gifted violinist Reuven Bloom is fifteen years old. Life for the Jews in Russia is very hard. First ReuvenÂ's best friend is captured to serve in the TsarÂ's army, and then his parents and older sister are murdered. ReuvenÂ's dreams of music must be set aside. Now he has only one goal: escape. With his baby sister strapped to his back, Reuven sets off toward an unknown freedom. His journey takes him first across Russia, and then ultimately to America. Readers will remember Reuven as the revolutionary who helped Sashie and her family flee from Russia in The Night Journey. In Broken Song, ReuvenÂ's own powerful story unfolds.