Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier (2007, Hardcover)

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From the bestselling author of Girl With a Pearl Earring comes a stirring eighteenth-century coming-of- age tale Tracy Chevalier, author of the international bestseller Girl With a Pearl Earring , returns with another brilliantly rendered historical tale set in the waning days of eighteenth-century London. Poet, artist, and printer William Blake works in obscurity as England is rocked by the shock waves of the French Revolution. Next door, the Kellaway family has just moved in, and country boy Jem Kellaway strikes up a tentative friendship with street'savvy Maggie Butterfield. As their stories intertwine with Blake's, the two children navigate the confusing and exhilarating path to adolescence, and inspire the poet to create the work that enshrined his genius.

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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10052594978X
ISBN-139780525949787
eBay Product ID (ePID)10038649504

Product Key Features

Book TitleBurning Bright
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistorical
Publication Year2007
GenreFiction
AuthorTracy Chevalier
FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight19.6 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-026898
Grade FromNinth Grade
Grade ToUP
SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of Girl With a Pearl Earring comes a stirring eighteenth-century coming-of- age tale Tracy Chevalier, author of the international bestseller Girl With a Pearl Earring , returns with another brilliantly rendered historical tale set in the waning days of eighteenth-century London. Poet, artist, and printer William Blake works in obscurity as England is rocked by the shock waves of the French Revolution. Next door, the Kellaway family has just moved in, and country boy Jem Kellaway strikes up a tentative friendship with street'savvy Maggie Butterfield. As their stories intertwine with Blake's, the two children navigate the confusing and exhilarating path to adolescence, and inspire the poet to create the work that enshrined his genius., With her fine eye for historical detail, Tracy Chevalier writes a romantic, sweeping, and thoroughly engaging story about William Blake's London. Sure to bring an age alive, "Burning Bright" promises to be one of the most-anticipated books of the year., From the bestselling author of "Girl With a Pearl Earring" comes a stirring eighteenth-century coming-of- age tale Tracy Chevalier, author of the international bestseller "Girl With a Pearl Earring," returns with another brilliantly rendered historical tale set in the waning days of eighteenth-century London. Poet, artist, and printer William Blake works in obscurity as England is rocked by the shock waves of the French Revolution. Next door, the Kellaway family has just moved in, and country boy Jem Kellaway strikes up a tentative friendship with street'savvy Maggie Butterfield. As their stories intertwine with Blake's, the two children navigate the confusing and exhilarating path to adolescence, and inspire the poet to create the work that enshrined his genius.
LC Classification NumberPS3553.H4367B87 2007

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