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A heart-stirring story about a woman's journey to self-discovery through art and her family's history.
Forbidden. Hidden. Denied. Can art be powerful enough to endure?
Ragni Clauson’s work, relationships, and body all seem to be falling apart. And she isn’t convinced that spending her vacation fixing up her great-grandmother’s cabin and supervising her rebellious teenage niece, Erika, will offer any much-needed rejuvenation.
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Forbidden. Hidden. Denied. Can art be powerful enough to endure?
Ragni Clauson’s work, relationships, and body all seem to be falling apart. And she isn’t convinced that spending her vacation fixing up her great-grandmother’s cabin and supervising her rebellious teenage niece, Erika, will offer any much-needed rejuvenation.
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Jaipur trilogy volume 1
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English
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Escaping from an arranged and abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone from her 1950s rural village to the vibrant pink city of Jaipur. There she becomes the henna artist-and confidante-most in demand to the wealthy women of the upper class. But trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she can never reveal her ownKnown for her original designs and sage advice, Lakshmi must tread carefully to avoid the jealous gossips who could...
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English
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Kentucky, 1850. Jarrett, an enslaved groom, and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. As the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young artist who has made his name painting the racehorse takes up arms for the Union. On a perilous night, he reunites with the stallion and his groom, very far from the glamor of any racetrack. New York City, 1954. Martha Jackson, a gallery...
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 14
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English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Giacomo--servant to Leonardo da Vinci--helps his procrastinating master finish painting "The Last Supper" while also trying to find clues to his parentage and pursue his own career as an artist in late fifteenth-century Milan.
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English
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Danielle Cafferty and Michael Quinn, occasional partners in solving crime, are quickly drawn into the case of a painting reputed to come to life--and to bring death. They begin to make connections between that summer in Switzerland and this spring in Louisiana. Danni, the owner of an eccentric antiques shop, and Quinn, a private detective, have discovered that they have separate but complementary talents when it comes to investigating unusual situations....
9) Art & Max
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Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Max wants to be an artist like Arthur, but his first attempt at using a paintbrush sends the two friends on a whirlwind trip through various media, with unexpected consequences.
11) Painted dreams
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Publisher
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Because her Haitian family is too poor to be able to buy paints for her, eight-year-old Ti Marie finds her own way to create pictures that make the heart sing.
13) Bear's picture
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Houghton Mifflin Company
Pub. Date
2008, c1972
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A bear continues to paint what he likes despite criticism from two passing gentlemen.
15) Lots of pots
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Random House
Pub. Date
c2005
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English
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Illustrations and simple phrases show how Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends decorate lots of honey pots.
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Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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While a little girl who loves red--and loves to dilly-dally--stops to paint a picture on the way to visit her grandmother, her dog Rufus meets a wolf and leads him directly to Granny's house.
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Rick Montoya Italian mystery volume 3
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Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
Description
Rick Montoya is once again drawn into a murder investigation, this time with a pair of local cops who personify the best and the worst of the Italian police force. --Publisher
18) The shadows
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Books of Elsewhere volume 1
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Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
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English
Description
When eleven-year-old Olive and her distracted parents move into an old Victorian mansion, Olive finds herself ensnared in a dark plan involving some mysterious paintings, a trapped and angry nine-year-old boy, and three talking cats.
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Darien volume 1
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Windhill Books
Pub. Date
2014
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English
Description
Using her neighbor's box of magical paints, ten-year-old Darien travels to another world where she meets a dragon and a wicked king.
20) Big brown bear
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Publisher
Green Light Readers/Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A big brown bear turns blue while painting when a little bear playing with her baseball bat accidentally knocks him off his ladder.
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