Portraits Series by Anna Kirwan, Kathryn Lasky

3.80 · 10 ratings
  • Dancing Through Fire (Portraits #1)
    #1

    Dancing Through Fire (Portraits #1)

    Kathryn Lasky

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2005

    Like the captivating bestseller, GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING, this exciting new series explores the stories behind the girls featured in some of the world's most dazzling paintings.Welcome to 19th century Paris, and the world of Degas's dancers. 13-year-old Sylvie is one of the pupils at the Paris Opera Ballet, where tutus must always be starched and pointe shoes fresh. Sylvie dreams of being a prima ballerina, but her height is a she is too little... more

  • Of Flowers and Shadows (Portraits #2)
    #2

    Of Flowers and Shadows (Portraits #2)

    Anna Kirwan

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 2005

    Like the captivating bestseller, GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING, this exciting new series explores the stories behind the girls featured in some of the world's most dazzling paintings.The year is 1879. Beautiful and headstrong orphan Aurelia Sandborn has no family to call her own. Fleeing from her sinister guardian, Aurelia finds herself in a Massachusetts village, where the townsfolk seem all too curious about her mysterious background... more

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