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Marie, Dancing

By: Carolyn Meyer
Narrated by: Carine Montbertrand
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Dancing with the Paris Opera ballet is 14-year-old Marie van Goethem's greatest joy. And yet she must honor her father's dying request to keep their poverty-stricken family together. She certainly can't count on the help of her drunken mother or selfish older sister.

When famous artist Edgar Degas asks Marie to model for a sculpture, she welcomes the income - although she's hesitant to pose nude. Her bi-weekly visits to Degas' cluttered art studio introduce her to unimagined wonders and mysteries. But when the sculpture is finished, she refuses to be a rich man's mistress. She instead earns honest income as a seamstress while hoping for her chance at true love.

An award-winning author of more than 50 books, Carolyn Meyer captivates young adults with her vivid historical fiction. Using actual details about the ballerina Degas immortalized as Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, Meyer creates a seamless narrative of Marie's life as it might have been in 1870s Paris.
©2005 Carolyn Meyer (P)2007 Recorded Books

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"Marie's determination and resilience make her an appealing character, and her willingness to try to keep her family intact and support them through their difficulties is believable and admirable." ( School Library Journal)

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Better Than I Expected

this was much better than i'd expected. normally i'm not too fond of the reader but this time she proved me wrong. the story was well written and the plot was well paced. i reccommend this one for those who like a good history lesson without all the fluff and bluster.

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