The Tears of the Salamander

After a fire destroys his family, twelve-year-old Alfredo is taken by his enigmatic Uncle Giorgio to the ancestral home beneath a volcano, where he learns that his uncle can control the mountain's fiery forces and transmute the tears of a salamander into gold. Alfredo discovers he is the heir to this ancient power, destined to become the Master of the Mountain, but as he uncovers his family's dark history he begins to suspect his uncle is more sorcerer than savior. Now he must decide whether to embrace his inherited role or resist his uncle's sinister plans.