Blood Water Paint Contributor(s): McCullough, Joy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0735232113 ISBN-13: 9780735232112 Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2018 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Europe - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Sexual Abuse - Young Adult Fiction | Art |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2017020678 |
Lexile Measure: 740 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.8" W x 8.5" (0.90 lbs) 304 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 501018 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Haunting ... teems with raw emotion, and McCullough deftly captures the experience of learning to behave in a male-driven society and then breaking outside of it.--The New Yorker I will be haunted and empowered by Artemisia Gentileschi's story for the rest of my life.--Amanda Lovelace, bestselling author of the princess saves herself in this one A William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist 2018 National Book Award Longlist Her mother died when she was twelve, and suddenly Artemisia Gentileschi had a stark choice: a life as a nun in a convent or a life grinding pigment for her father's paint. She chose paint. By the time she was seventeen, Artemisia did more than grind pigment. She was one of Rome's most talented painters, even if no one knew her name. But Rome in 1610 was a city where men took what they wanted from women, and in the aftermath of rape Artemisia faced another terrible choice: a life of silence or a life of truth, no matter the cost. He will not consume my every thought. I am a painter. I will paint. Joy McCullough's bold novel in verse is a portrait of an artist as a young woman, filled with the soaring highs of creative inspiration and the devastating setbacks of a system built to break her. McCullough weaves Artemisia's heartbreaking story with the stories of the ancient heroines, Susanna and Judith, who become not only the subjects of two of Artemisia's most famous paintings but sources of strength as she battles to paint a woman's timeless truth in the face of unspeakable and all-too-familiar violence. I will show you what a woman can do. ★A captivating and impressive.--Booklist, starred review ★Belongs on every YA shelf.--SLJ, starred review ★Haunting.--Publishers Weekly, starred review ★Luminous.--Shelf Awareness, starred review |