During the Nazi siege of Leningrad, composer Dmitri Shostakovich wrote a symphony that became a defiant act of survival for a starving, besieged city. National Book Award winner M. T. Anderson tells the true story of a piece of music that helped keep hope alive—a gripping account of how art can matter most when things are darkest. This title deals with wartime history and hardship and is best suited to older or more advanced readers.