| Primavera Contributor(s): Beaufrand, Mary Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316016454 ISBN-13: 9780316016452 Publisher: Little Brown and Company OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: In the midst of the Italian Renaissance, two powerful families are tangled in a bloody struggle for ultimate power, and Flora Pazzi is caught in the whirlwind. As her beautiful older sister is being painted by the famed artist Botticelli, Flora decides to escape life in a convent by masquerading as a boy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Art - Young Adult Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Renaissance |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 650 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.52 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts - Catalog Heading - Language Arts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 121113 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Italian Renaissance was a cultural explosion of art, architecture and learning, but it had a darker side. Two powerful families, the tyrannical Medici and their biggest rivals, the Pazzi, are tangled in a bloody struggle for ultimate power. Caught in the whirlwind is Flora, the last daughter of the Pazzi. As her beautiful older sister is being painted by the famed artist Botticelli, Flora is dreading her fate. Destined for life in a convent, Flora is determined to take matters into her own hands, even as her world crumbles around her. When Flora decides to run away, she has no idea that the decision will save her life. As her family falls to their murderous enemy, Flora must find a new life and a new identity. Inspired by actual events, Primavera is a dazzling coming of age story set during a time of beauty and wealth, ambition, rivalry and brutality. Historical art references to Boticelli and his famous painting, La Primavera, give this book an appeal similar to Girl with a Pearl Earring. |