This typical ballet story becomes an exciting coming-of-age tale. After witnessing the horror, she must decide if she can ever return to the magic of the stage. When bloody battles rage throughout the city, she is drawn into the real world for the first time in her life. Sylvie, a young student at the Paris Opera Ballet School, grows up amid the uncertainty of the Franco-Prussian War. Fire introduces the model for Degas's L'Etoile. The portrayal of town life is deep, compelling, and gently humorous. Keeping the many characters straight may be confusing for some readers, but the scenes of Aurelia posing for the artist are beautifully integrated with the plot. When Winslow Homer arrives to visit his family, Aurelia's tangled past becomes unraveled. Her mysterious past continues to haunt her, though she quickly becomes involved in the community. Fleeing to Townsend, MA, she finds work with a kind family. Shipwrecked and orphaned at the age of five, she was raised in Boston by an increasingly senile woman and her predatory nephew. Past immediately draws readers into Aurelia's story. Gr 4-6-These series titles create backstories for the young women who posed for great artists.
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