We were lucky enough to chat to cassandra about the book. Clairdelune is the highly acclaimed, beautiful new fairytale for children. Apr 14, 2006 clairdelune by cassandra golds 192pp, orchard. Clairdelune cassandra golds fiction ages 10 and up random house, 2006, 0375833951 when clairdelune was just a little baby her mother, a famous ballet dancer, performed a fabulous dance which was astonishing in its beauty. Clair s mother was a famous ballet dancer who died of a broken heart, and clair has inherited her mothers talent and ballet is the focus of her. Interview with cassandra golds, author of clairdelune the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In clairdelune, author cassandra golds crafts a fairytale world with a city much like paris, in which a young girl inhabits an odd but enchanting building, full of. She is treated meanly by the other students at her ballet school because of her talent and her inability to communicate.
Every day she practices ballet, just like her mother before herthe famous. Every day she practices ballet, just like her mother before. Clairdelune lives with her grandmother in the tippytop. Interview with cassandra golds, author of clairdelune.
Clairdelune by cassandra golds the mouse, the monk and the moonlight ballerina. Clairs mother was a famous ballet dancer who died of a broken heart, and clair has inherited her mothers talent and ballet is the focus of her. Cassandra mia golds born 1962 is an australian childrens author. Cassandra golds masters the difficult literary feat of mixing fictitious reality with fantasy. It is hard to determine the audience for this book. Unless the book is clairdelune, cassandra golds remarkable fairy tale about a young, mute ballerina who must learn to face her deepest fears in order to understand the importance of love. Gold manages to not only spin a wholly original tale but to do so in language by turns melodious and downright funny sometimes both at the same time. Her mother, a great ballerina, died on stage when clairdelune was a baby. Her pool party is a big success, and gorgeous matthew keeps chatting and flirting with her as if shes the only girl there. Magical, whimsical and delightful, this wonderful story will entertain readers of all ages from eight to 80.
Every day she practices ballet, just like her mother before herthe famous ballerina who died when clairdelune was just a baby. Interview with cassandra golds, author of clairdelune 17 july 2009 by admin in her awardwinning book, clairdelune, australian author cassandra golds employs balletic grace and skill to weave a breathtaking fairytale about a talented young dancer who cannot speak. In her awardwinning book, clairdelune, australian author cassandra golds employs balletic grace and skill to weave a breathtaking. Remember that point in peter pan that talks about mrs. Clairdelune has lived all her life with her grandmother at the top of a very old building. Lewis and nicholas stuart gray over and over again and writing her own stories as soon as she could hold a pen. Cassandra golds was born in sydney, australia and grew up reading hans christian andersen, c. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. Clairdelune by cassandra golds oddfeather creative. Clairdelune by cassandra golds book cover, description, publication history. That being said, clairdelune is a completely different ballet story, one that includes a touch of fantasy and much on the perils of the dance. Her first book, michael and the secret war, was accepted for publication when she was nineteen years old.
Clairdelune lives with her grandmother in the tippytop of a peculi. Clairde lune is a young ballet student living in an old city many years past. I believe it was first published in 2004 in australia, but im not sure of the publisher, then in the us in 2006, by knopf books for young readers which is a division of random house books. Lewis and nicholas stuart gray over and over again and writing her own stories as soon as she could hold a. Her first book, michael and the secret war, was accepted for publication when she was nineteen years old, and she has been writing a monthly cartoon serial, illustrated by stephen axelsen, for. Cassandra golds a talking mouse takes a talented young ballet dancer to an enchanted world where she explores, with the help of a kind monk, why she cannot speak. But that night, she discovers something that takes away all sense of normalcy. Clairdelune, by cassandra golds, is a ballet story for the middlegrade reader. Discover book depositorys huge selection of cassandra golds books online. Clairdelune has lived all her life with her grandmother at the top of a very tall, very narrow, very old. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Clairdelune book by cassandra golds 4 available editions.
About book from school library journal grade 46clairdelunes mother died when she was a baby, and the girl has never been able to speak. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. She wrote clairdelune after coming upon the fascinating cassandra golds was born in sydney, australia and grew up reading hans christian andersen, c. With that in mind, clairdelune is just the latest example of a very successful trend. Then one day the girl who cannot speak meets a remarkable mouse who can. Clairdelune lives with her grandmother in the tippytop of a peculiar old building.
Bonaventure is a brave talking, dancing mouse who leads clairdelune on an adventure where she meets a fanciful array of characters who help her learn about true love and how love is the reason for life, especially her own. After ballet one day, clairdelune meets bonaventure a talking dancermouse who takes her to a mysterious monastery. Clairdelune by cassandra golds, 9780375933950, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This novel is a beautiful, rich, meandering magic realist story with many fairy tale elements carefully winding through it. Cassandra golds was born in sydney and grew up reading hans christian andersen, c. Once upon a time one hundred years ago, and half as many years again there. In clairdelune, author cassandra golds crafts a fairytale world with a city much like paris, in which a young girl inhabits an odd but enchanting building, full of artistes. Her grandmother, with whom she lives in an unnamed city, in an unnamed time, was also a great dancer. Apr 15, 2006 unless the book is clairdelune, cassandra golds remarkable fairy tale about a young, mute ballerina who must learn to face her deepest fears in order to understand the importance of love. Once upon a time one hundred years ago, and half as many years again there lived a girl called clairdelune, who could not speak.
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