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Daughter Of Venice


School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 272

Published: 2006

Great for age 12-18 years

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This title is set in Venice, Italy, 1592. Donata Mocenigo, younger daughter of one of the city's great noble families, leads a life of wealth and privilege. But, she feels constricted by the many rules of etiquette she must observe and rejects the role of dutiful daughter and the future her father has planned for her - either to be married (if she is lucky) or to become a nun. So Donata and her sisters come up with a daring plan allowing her to escape the palazzo and explore. But little does she realize that in doing so she will change her own and her family's lives for ever...

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 272 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2006 by Walker Books Ltd .

Donna Jo Napoli is a linguistics professor and has written more than eighty books for young readers. She lives in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. www. donnajonapoli. com

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award.

Nevada Young Readers' Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Nevada Young Readers' Award.

Nevada Young Readers' Award - Young Readers
This book was recognised in the Young Readers category by the Nevada Young Readers' Award.

"* "Napoli writes with vigour and compassion... the novel thrums with historical detail and feminist ardour." The Independent on Sunday * "A superbly researched, richly textured novel." Celia Rees, author of Witch Child * "An absorbing tale of courage." The Bookseller"