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Chasing Degas

2009
During the Impressionism era, a young ballet dancer races around Paris searching for Monsieur Degas, who accidentally took her bag--and the tutu she needs for the recital in which she is to perform that night. Includes reproductions of paintings by French Impressionist artists.

The Beautiful and the cursed

2013
Residing in a desolate abbey protected by gargoyles, two beautiful teenaged sisters in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Paris discover deadly and otherworldly truths as they search for their missing brother.

Charlotte in Paris

2003
The young daughter of American artists living in Giverny, France, in 1893, records in her journal her exciting trip to Paris to attend an Impressionist art exhibition. Includes biographical sketches of the artists featured in the story.

Georges Clemenceau

1987
A biography of the French statesman who led his country through the latter part of World War I and who, as premier of France, presided over the Paris Peace Conference after the war.

La invencion de Hugo Cabret

una novela
2007
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.

The mighty Lalouche

In Paris, France, more than a hundred years ago, a small man named Lalouche is let go from his job as a mail carrier because of new electric cars. To make a living, Lalouche discovers that he has great skill as a fighter. After the electric cars end in disaster, Lalouche is offered his job back which he happily accepts.

The invention of Hugo Cabret

a novel in words and pictures
2007
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.

Night of the new magicians

2006
Jack and Annie visit the Paris World's Fair of 1889 in an effort to protect four scientific pioneers from an evil sorcerer.

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