Daughter of Venice
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Youth level.
Frustrated with the restrictions her gender imposes on her life, fourteen-year-old Donata, disguised as a boy, sneaks out of her noble family's house to roam the streets of late sixteenth-century Venice and then must confront the repercussions of her actions.
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submitted by adipirro on July 7, 2011, 11:34pm
This book is about a teenage girl who goes against her parents wishes. This is at a time when a girls job was to marry and care for their husband and his house. Girls were not allowed to learn books and at the time there wasn't any need for them to.
However, Donata loves learning and being outdoors (another no-no without a companion) and through the help of her twin sister she is able to do both, the second disguised as a boy of course!
Don't miss "The Smile," by this author!!
Daughter of Venice submitted by Jacy on June 16, 2013, 8:16pm Great historical fiction book for teens called Daughter of Venice
PUBLISHED
New York : Delacorte Press, 2002.
Year Published: 2002
Description: 274 p.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0440229286 :
0385900368 :
SUBJECTS
Sex role -- Fiction.
Family -- Venice -- Fiction.
Jews -- Venice -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction.
Venice (Italy) -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction.
Italy -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction.