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Dark Shimmer

By Donna Jo Napoli

By Donna Jo Napoli

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Sep 08, 2015 | ISBN 9780375989179 | Young Adult

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About Dark Shimmer

Set in medieval Venice, this captivating fairy tale retelling by award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli explores belonging, beauty, and the transformative power of love through the eyes of a teenage girl. Dolce has grown up hidden away on an island in a lagoon. She is a giant, a freak, tormented by everyone but her loving mother. She spends her time learning the valuable secret of making mirrors. Following a tragedy, Dolce swims away and lands on an island where people see her as normal, even beautiful. Marin, a kind widower, and his little daughter bring Dolce to live with them in their grand palazzo. Eventually, Dolce and Marin marry. She secretly continues to make mirrors, not realizing that quicksilver endangers her . . . and so evil begins in innocence.

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About Donna Jo Napoli

Donna Jo Napoli is both a linguist and a writer of children’s and young adult fiction. Some of her work includes Treasury of Greek Mythology, Stones in Water, Treasury of Norse Mythology, and Daughter of Venice. She has five children… More about Donna Jo Napoli

Product Details

Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

Ebook | $5.99
Published by Wendy Lamb Books
Sep 08, 2015 | 368 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780375989179

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Praise

“…[W]hen the bones of the story piece themselves together, a stunning, beautiful, and tragic reflection of Snow White emerges…An achingly lovely, sometimes frightening reimagining.”
—Publishers Weekly starred review

 ”Napoli offers up a sumptuously dark retelling of “Snow White,” bringing humanity to the wicked stepmother while still holding her accountable for her crimes.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books starred review

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