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Revolution

Jennifer Donnelly

2010512 pagesabout 8–12 hours
2010
first published
  • 2010Delacorte Press · ENGISBN 9780385737630
  • 2010Books On TapeISBN 9780307746290
  • 2010Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN 9781408810453
  • 2010Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN 9781408816936
  • 2011Bloomsbury · ENGISBN 9781408801512
  • 2011Random HouseISBN 9780385737647
  • 2011Turtleback Books · 512 pagesISBN 9780606235020

"Andi is broken. She is failing school and failing life. Since the death of her brother, all she cares about is music. Taken to Paris by her estranged father, she makes a discovery there that could transform everything. Hidden in the compartment of an old guitar case is a lost diary from Revolutionary France. Alexandrine is a street performer who is trying to save a young life from the devastation of war. She writes her deepest thoughts in her diary, hoping that one day someone will read them and understand. These two girls, though centuries apart, are tied together by more than just the diary. As its words transcend paper and time. Alexandrine's past becomes Andi's present and lives are changed forever."--Back cover. First person recount. Suggested level: secondary.

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