Marie: An Invitation to Dance, Paris, 1775, Book 1 (Girlhood Journeys)

by Kathleen V. Kudlinski

Paperback, 1996

Status

Available

Call number

HF1775

Genres

Publication

Aladdin (1996), Edition: 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed, Paperback, 72 pages

Description

Ten-year-old Marie dreams of becoming a ballerina, but without a wealthy sponsor, she faces a more mundane future dictated by her family's position in pre-Revolutionary Parisian society.

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LibraryThing member t1bclasslibrary
Marie loves to dance more than anything, but her life isn’t all dancing. She experiences changes in her own life and in all of Paris. She spends time with her best friend, Joelle, and new American friend, Prudence, and wonders if she will be able to experience her own dream of becoming a dancer
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in a changing Paris. The history is slightly sketchy.
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LibraryThing member Legos
Marie's family cannot afford to put her through dancing school, and she fears that she will never reach her goal of becoming a ballerina, but one day a surprise audition is held in the oddest of places and greatly changes Marie's destiny.

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Physical description

72 p.; 6 x 0.25 inches

ISBN

0689809859 / 9780689809859

Barcode

8114

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