Marie, Dancing
Written by Carolyn Meyer
Narrated by Carine Montbertrand
4/5
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About this audiobook
Carolyn Meyer
Carolyn Meyer is the acclaimed author of more than 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; and Marie, Dancing, a BookSense Pick. Ms. Meyer lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Visit her website at www.readcarolyn.com.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/54Q 3P This engrossing and interesting book will appeal to select groups but will appeal to a broad audience if pushed.Marie, Dancing offers a view into a poor family's life in 19th century Paris, France. Young Marie is a dancer with the Paris Opera along with her older and younger sisters. She gains the notice of artist Edgar during practice and is chosen to model for his sculpture Young Dancer, Aged Fourteen.As I read I felt that Meyer created an accurate portrayal of a girl of Marie's status though some may feel that the story is little dark for historical fiction. Watching Marie's sacrifices for her family but also seeing her ultimately live a good life provides an uplifting message for teen readers. I appreciated learning more about Paris during this time period and getting an idea of the process that Degas used to create his art as well as the process of becoming a ballerina but also felt like Meyer's characters were rounded out and appealing enough to carry the story along.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'm really not into Art...but the historical details were wonderful. Marie lives in a world that is a contrast between what she is on stage and what her real life is all about. I love historical fiction, so I enjoyed the book. It was a quick read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tells the story behind Degas’s sculpture Petite Dansuese: The Little Dancer. Marie van Goetham lives a hard life of poverty, brightened only by her work dancing at the Opera, and her love for a friend from her youth. An interesting portrait of the life/lives of dancers in Paris in the late 1800s, but not gripping by any stretch.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5This book is one of the saddest most depressing books of its kind! But I will say it is an ok book to read.