Starry Nights - Softcover

Whitney, Daisy

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 1619634368 ISBN 13: 9781619634367

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2014

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Seventeen-year-old Julien is a romantic-he loves spending his free time at the museum musing over the great works of the Impressionists. But one night, Julien sees something strange-a peach falls out of a Cezanne and Degas ballerinas dance across the floor. The art reacting to a curse set by Renoir-a curse that trapped a beautiful muse, Clio, in his painting forever. Julien has a chance to free Clio . . . but love is a curse in its own right. Because Julien has fallen for Clio and to save the world's greatest art, Julian must give up the greatest love he's ever known.

Perfect for fans of Stephanie Perkins and Gayle Forman, this romantic, suspenseful, and sophisticated novel will enthrall as masterfully as the paintings it features.

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About the Author:

Daisy Whitney is the author of the award-winning novel THE MOCKINGBIRDS and its sequel THE RIVALS. She is grateful for all the readers who have read and been touched by this story.

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Seventeen-year-old Julien, whose mother runs the Mus�e d’Orsay in Paris, sometimes sneaks into the museum at night, when he alone can see people from the paintings come alive. Ballerinas regularly step down from Degas’ paintings to dance, and one night, a beautiful young woman named Clio leaves her Renoir portrait to fall in love with Julien. When famous paintings in museums around the world suddenly begin to degrade, Julien has the magical ability to make things right again, but only if he’s willing to let Clio go. Although the story’s supernatural elements require powerful suspension of disbelief, readers familiar with European art history will enjoy the many references to renowned painters and their works. Surprisingly, the love story is less convincing than the fantasy and less intriguing than the mystery of Julien’s power. Still, for those inclined toward magical realism, the first-person narrative delivers an unusual mix of elements: the past and the present, the true-to-life and the idealized. Grades 7-9. --Carolyn Phelan

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