Set in medieval Venice, this captivating fairy tale retelling by award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli explores belonging, beauty, and the transformative power of love through the eyes of a teenage girl. Dolce has grown up hidden away on an island in a lagoon. She is a giant, a freak, tormented by everyone but her loving mother. She spends her time learning the valuable secret of making mirrors. Following a tragedy, Dolce swims away and lands on an island where people see her as rmal, even beautiful. Marin, a kind widower, and his little daughter bring Dolce to live with them in their grand palazzo. Eventually, Dolce and Marin marry. She secretly continues to make mirrors, t realizing that quicksilver endangers her . . . and so evil begins in incence.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
ISBN-10
038590892x
ISBN-13
9780385908924
eBay Product ID (ePID)
215779778
Product Key Features
Format
Library Binding,Cloth over Boards, Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Young Adult Fiction
Author
Professor of Linguistics Donna Jo Napoli
Additional Product Features
Date of Publication
08/09/2015
Country of Publication
United States
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