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February 9, 2007
MARIE, DANCING by Carolyn Meyer
Have you ever seen a ballerina dance? If you have, you would most likely think at the time: “Wow, isn’t she talented!” or “ What he just did was amazing”. People usually don’t think about the hard work dancers have to do to be able to do what you see. The book MARIE, DANCING by: Carolyn Meyer portrays the historical fiction story of Marie Van Goethem who modeled for Edgar Degas’s sculpture, “The Little Dancer”.
In the book, Marie is a student at the Paris Opéra ballet school struggling in poverty. To Marie, dancing is the only joy in her life. Before her father dies, he makes her promise to keep the family together. Without a father Marie finds life a lot harder than before. Her mother is an alcoholic, her older sister is selfish and she has a younger sister that she has to take care of. Follow the story of a young dancer struggling poverty and life through Marie.
I WOULD RECOMMEND THE BOOK FOR GRADES 7-10 and anyone who has read some of Carolyn Meyer’s other books such as DOOMED, QUEEN ANNE, LOVING WILL SHAKESPEARE, and PATIENCE, PRINCESS CATHERINE.
Camille Deytiquez
Grade: 7
School: W.T. Clarke Middle School
Posted by fjacksonem at February 9, 2007 10:01 AM
Comments
Marie, Dancing sounds like a very interesting book. Now I want to read the book myself. How the story is put together is perfect. Marie has problems in her life she has to face while trying to pursue her dreams as a dancer! What an awesome book.
Posted by: Jennifer Papazian at March 4, 2007 11:01 AM