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Marie van Goethem, a fourteen-year-old ballet dancer in the famed Paris Opéra, has led a life of hardship and poverty. For her, dancing is the only joy to counter the pain inflicted by hunger, her mother's drinking, and her selfish older sister. But when famed artist Edgar Degas demands Marie's presence in his studio, it appears that her life will be transformed: He will pay her to pose for a new sculpture, and he promises to make her a star.
As Marie patiently stands before Mr. Degas each week, she dreams about supporting her family without being corrupted like most young dancers. She dreams about a life as a ballerina on the stage of the Opéra. And she dreams about being with her true love.
In this deeply moving, historically based account, Carolyn Meyer examines the life of the model for Edgar Degas's most famous sculpture, Little Dancer Aged Fourteen.
Includes an author's note.
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"[Readers] will be quickly absorbed by Meyer's vividly imagined portrayal of a courageous, long-suffering wife."--Booklist
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Praise for Carolyn Meyer's Young Royals books: "High drama . . . irresistible."—
Booklist "Riveting."—
Publishers Weekly "Masterful."—
VOYA "Captivating."—
SLJ Review
'\' Praise for Carolyn Meyer\\\'s Young Royals books: \\\"High drama . . . irresistible.\\\"
Booklist \\\"Riveting.\\\"
Publishers Weekly \\\"Masterful.\\\"
VOYA \\\"Captivating.\\\"
SLJ \''
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The passion and romance between the worlds most famous playwright and the woman who risked everything to be with him
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'The life, dreams, and struggles of the fourteen-year-old dancer who posed for Degas\'s most famous sculpture
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In this latest installment of her acclaimed Young Royals series, Carolyn Meyer reveals the dizzying rise and horrific downfall of the last queen of France. From the moment she was betrothed to the dauphin of France at age fourteen, perfection was demanded of Marie-Antoinette. Desperate for affection and subjected to constant scrutiny, this spirited young woman cant help but want to let loose with elaborate parties, scandalous fashions, and even a forbidden love affair. Meanwhile, the peasants of France are suffering from increasing poverty and becoming outraged. They want to make the queen pay for her reckless extravagance—with her life.
Includes historical notes, an authors note, and bibliography
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Young Charley Darwin hated schoolhe much preferred to be outside studying birds eggs, feathers, and insects. And so, at the age of twenty-one, he boarded a ship called HMS Beagle and spent five thrilling but dangerous years sailing around the world, studying plant and animal life that was beyond anything he could have imagined.
Historical novelist Carolyn Meyer tells the story of his unconventional adventures of the author of the legendary book The Origin of Species. Its the story of a restless childhood, unrequited teenage love, and a passion for studying nature that was so great, Darwin would sacrifice everything to pursue it.
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In this latest installment of her acclaimed Young Royals series, Carolyn Meyer reveals the dizzying rise and horrific downfall of the last queen of France. From the moment she was betrothed to the dauphin of France at age fourteen, perfection was demanded of Marie-Antoinette. Desperate for affection and subjected to constant scrutiny, this spirited young woman cant help but want to let loose with elaborate parties, scandalous fashions, and even a forbidden love affair. Meanwhile, the peasants of France are suffering from increasing poverty and becoming outraged. They want to make the queen pay for her reckless extravagance—with her life.
Includes historical notes, an authors note, and bibliography
About the Author
History paints her as a shallow party girl, a spoiled fashionista, a callous ruler. Perhaps no other royal has been so malignedand#151;and so misunderstoodand#151;as Marie-Antoinette.and#160;From the moment she was betrothed to the dauphin of France at age fourteen, perfection was demanded of Marie-Antoinette. She tried to please everyoneand#151;courtiers, her young husband, the king, the French peopleand#151;but often fell short of their expectations. Desperate for affection and subjected to constant scrutiny, this spirited young woman canand#8217;t help but want to let loose with elaborate parties, scandalous fashions, and unimaginable luxuries. But as Marie-Antoinetteand#8217;s lifestyle gets ever-more recklessly extravagant, the peasants of France are suffering from increasing povertyand#151;and becoming outraged. They want to make the queen pay.and#160;In this latest installment of her acclaimed Young Royals series, Carolyn Meyer reveals the dizzying rise and horrific downfall of the last queen of France.
Includes historical notes, an authorand#8217;s note, and a bibliography.CAROLYN MEYERis the acclaimed author of more thanand#160;fifty books for young people. Her many award-winning novels include
Mary, Bloody Mary,an ABA Pick of the Lists, an NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults;
Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, a New York Times bestseller;
White Lilacs, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an NYPL Best Book for the Teen Age, and an IRA Young Adults' Choice;
Marie, Dancing,a BookSense Pick; and her most recent historical novel,and#160;
The True Adventures of Charley Darwin.and#160;Ms. Meyer lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
www.readcarolyn.com