内容简介
Welcometo19thcenturyParis,andtheworldofDegas'sdancers.13-year-oldSylvieisoneofthepupilsattheParisOperaBallet,wheretutusmustalwaysbestarchedandpointeshoesfresh.Sylviedreamsofbeingaprimaballerina,butherheightisaproblem:sheistoolittle.WhentheFranco-Prussianwarbeginsin1870,ParisissoonundersiegeandSylvieisthrownintoturmoilandtragedy.Againstthefierybackdropofwar,thebeautyoftheballetsustainsandstrengthensSylvie.Beforelong,hertalentanddriveallowshertoachievehergoal--andshegracesthestageasastar.
作者简介
KATHRYNLASKY'smanybooksforyoungpeoplehavereceivedsuchhonorsastheParents'ChoiceAward,theNationalJewishBookAward,andaNewberyHonorcitation.HerpicturebooksincludeTheEmperor'sOldClothes,illustratedbyDavidCatrow;ABrilliantStreak:TheMakingofMarkTwain,illustratedbyBarryMoser;andMarvenoftheGreatNorthWoods,illustratedbyKevinHawkes.ShelivesinCambridge,Massachusetts.