Belladonna Contributor(s): Finn, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763651060 ISBN-13: 9780763651060 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Europe - Young Adult Fiction | Animals - Horses - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Dating & Sex |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2010038707 |
Age Level: 12-UP |
Grade Level: 7-UP |
Physical Information: 1.18" H x 5.84" W x 8.53" L (1.21 lbs) 384 pages |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
Review Citations: Booklist 04/15/2011 pg. 62 Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2011 pg. 88 Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2011 School Library Journal 07/01/2011 pg. 97 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2011 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 144261 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A lyrical coming-of-age story about a boy, a girl, and a horse -- and how a chance encounter can lead to a life of intrigue and learning, a life beyond imagining. When Thomas Rose first spots the girl hidden by the roadside, she looks as drab as a lark, with only her red kerchief giving her away. But French H l ne, who goes by Ling, is no ordinary bird. Tiny Ling enchants Thomas with her wild spirit and tales of a circus where she danced atop her beloved horse, Belladonna. But the horse has been sold, and Ling must fetch her back. Now Thomas's life as a clever but unschooled wheelwright's son is about to change. Their search leads to painter George Stubbs, who euthanizes ailing animals in order to study their anatomy. Stubbs draws eerie horses that stride as if they could move out of the paper world into the real one -- but he assures his young friends that their horse is safe at a nearby estate. As Ling and Thomas devise a risky plan to recover Belladonna, Stubbs hires Thomas as an apprentice, teaching him to read and write as well. In this fascinating story, Mary Finn incorporates a real eighteenth-century artist into a beautifully imagined tale of adventure and young romance. |
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