Eleven-year-old Neela dreams of being a famous musician, performing for admiring crowds on her traditional Indian stringed instrument. Her particular instrument was a gift from her grandmother--intricately carved with a mysterious-looking dragon.&nbsp;<BR><BR>When this special family heirloom vanishes from a local church, strange clues surface: a tea kettle ornamented with a familiar pointy-faced dragon, a threatening note, a connection to a famous dead musician, and even a legendary curse. The clues point all the way to India, where it seems that Neela's instrument has a long history of vanishing and&nbsp;reappearing. Even if Neela does track it down, will she be able to stop&nbsp;it&nbsp;from disappearing again?</DIV><DIV><BR>Sheela Chari's debut novel is a finely tuned story of coincidence and fate, trust and deceit, music and mystery.<BR>