We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. The main character, salz is a twelve year old boy, living in the town of hameln. The next night his little brother joey wishes for a cookieand gets just half of one. Donna jo napoli moonlights from her job as a professor of linguistics at a pennsylvania college to write books for children and young adults. Donna jo napoli biography life, family, children, parents. Donna jo napoli is the author of many distinguished books for young readers, among them the great god pan, daughter of venice, the magic circle, zel, breath, bound, stones in water, the king of mulberry street, and alligator bayou. The only way he can stay alive is by doing things that make him an outcast. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Bound to her fathers second wife and daughter after xing xings father has passed away. Field honor book given by the pennsylvania library association for hunger sydney taylor book award presented by the association of jewish libraries for storm eureka. Breath abstract elaborates on the tale of the pied piper, told from the point of view of a boy who is too ill to keep up when a piper spirits away the healthy children of a plagueridden town after being cheated out of full payment for ridding hameln of rats. Breath by donna jo napoli salz is a boy afflicted with cystic fibrosis though in the middle ages in saxony no one can identify it as such. Donna jo napoli is an acclaimed and awardwinning author of childrens books.
Napoli the magic circle takes the cinderella story back to its roots in china, where the search for the right foot to fit the symbolic glass slipper takes on n. At various times her house and yard have been filled with dogs, cats, birds, and rabbits. Tamora pierce gail carson levine robin mc kinley patricia c wrede shannon hale juliet marillier holly black megan whalen turner eva ibbotson elizabeth c bunce. Field honor book given by the pennsylvania library association for hunger. She loves to garden and bake bread, and even dreams of moving to the woods and becoming a naturalist. Donna jo napoli books list of books by author donna jo. The story is told from the point of view of one of the characters mentioned in the original tale, a boy named salz, but in this retelling, salz suffers from cf. Donna jo napoli is the author of more than fifty books for children, including many picture books and novels for tweens and teens. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Donna jo napoli elaborates on the tale of the pied piper, told from the point of view of a boy who is too ill to keep up when a piper spirits away the healthy children of a plagueridden town after being cheated. Salz is a boy afflicted with cystic fibrosis though in the middle ages i.
Bound to a life of servitude as a young girl in ancient china, where the life of a woman is valued less. Novel about girl with cystic fibrosis to help raise funds for the disease. His grandmother has kept salz alive by having him avoid the mead and beer commonly drunk by all and by teaching him how to clear. Read breath by donna jo napoli for free with a 30 day free trial. Her novel zel was named an american bookseller pick of the lists, a publi. She has a ba in mathematics and a phd in romance linguistics from harvard university and has taught widely at major universities in america and abroad. Donna jo napoli author biography, plus links to books by. Buy breath golden kite honors 1 by napoli, donna jo isbn. Robert ramirezs narration captures all the anguish and struggle of orasmyns quest to regain his humanity.
Donna jo napoli born february 28, 1948 is an american writer of childrens and young adult fiction, as well as a prominent linguist she has worked in syntax, phonetics, phonology, morphology, historical and comparative linguistics, romance studies, the structure of japanese citation needed, structure of american sign language, poetics, writing for esl students, and mathematical and. Donna jo napoli writes for all ages, from picture books through young adult. Donna jo napoli booklist donna jo napoli message board. I know donna jo napoli for her fairytale retellings. Books by donna jo napoli authors like donna jo napoli. Her novel zel was named an american bookseller pick of the lists, a publishers weekly best book, a bulletin blue ribbon, and a school library journal best book, and a. Donna jo napoli born february 28, 1948 is an american writer of childrens and young adult fiction, as well as a prominent linguist.
Nearly almost all of donna jo napolis books are based around a simple formula. Book is permabound for school classroom library use. Salz is a part of a papist coven, a group of people practicing catholicism alongside the areas previous religious practices. Feb 01, 2003 donna jo napoli is both a linguist and a writer of childrens and ya fiction.
Donna jo napoli is both a linguist and a writer of childrens and ya fiction. Discover book depositorys huge selection of donna jo napoli books online. Salz is a boy afflicted with cystic fibrosis though in the middle ages in saxony no one can identify it as such. Her novel zel was named an american bookseller association pick of the list, a publishers weekly best book, a bccb blue ribbon, and a school library journal best book, and a number of her other novels have been selected as ala best books. Breath by donna jo napoli breath is a retelling of a classic. Beast by donna jo napoli scholastic books for kids. Byr petey wishes on the first star he sees, but instead of the dollar he hopes for, he gets only a quarter. Zel by napoli, donna jo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Many of her childrens books are retellings of fairy tales, including the magic circle, crazy jack, spinners, zel, breath, bound, beast, and the wager for older. In this retelling of the classic story of beauty and the beast, a young persian prince is cursed by a fairy for being too prideful. Breath by donna jo napoli overdrive rakuten overdrive. Napoli, donna jo 1948personalborn february 28, 1948, in miami, fl. See all books authored by donna jo napoli, including treasury of greek mythology, and treasury of egyptian mythology, and more on. Friends everywhere 1 angelwings by napoli, donna jo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Jul 14, 2003 three days ebook written by donna jo napoli. Breath golden kite honors donna jo napoli breath golden kite honors donna jo napoli salz is a boy afflicted with a strange disease he coughs and coughs and cannot catch his breath. In this searing story, donna jo napoli, acclaimed author of beast and breath, delves into the roots of the cinderella myth and unearths a tale as. Salz is a young man of twelve living with what napoli reveals is cystic fibrosis in the postscript. Quotes author uses the most out of the words definitions in the story creates its own mystery simple but complex strong and sticks well page 184 said by kong fu zi roles and pov bound by donna jo napoli themesmotifs and the world kept moving, not toward any goal, just. Donna jo napoli is the acclaimed and awardwinning author of many novels, both fantasies and contemporary stories. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read three days. Some of her most popular books are zel, beast, ugly, bound, and stones in water. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Donna jo napoli paints a scary and realistic picture of medieval germany. Young salz, who suffers from terrible coughs and often cannot catch his breath, lives in the medieval german town of hameln. Donna jo napoli she won the golden kite award for stones in water in 1997. Instead he is an outcast, living with his unfeeling father and superstitious brothers in a hovel outside hameln. Her novel zel was named an american bookseller pick of the lists, a publishers weekly best book, a bulletin blue ribbon, and a school library journal best book, and a number of her novels have been selected as ala best books.
Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. She has a ba in mathematics and a phd in romance linguistics from harvard university and has. Donna jo napoli once again weaves the magic she has shown in books like crazy jack and zel, transforming a wellknown fairy tale into an unforgettable epic of duty, love, and redemption. Donna jo napoli has 106 books on goodreads with 120330 ratings. Breath ebook by donna jo napoli official publisher page simon. She has worked in syntax, phonetics, phonology, morphology, historical and comparative linguistics, romance studies, structure of japanese, structure of american sign language, poetics, writing for esl students, and mathematical and linguistic analysis of folk dance. Breath by donna jo napoli meet your next favorite book.
Read breath online by donna jo napoli books free 30day trial. May 11, 2010 donna jo napoli is the acclaimed and awardwinning author of many novels, both fantasies and contemporary stories. She won the golden kite award for stones in water in 1997. Donna jo napoli has also written breath and beast and many more. Breath by donna jo napoli breath is a retelling of a classic fairytale, the pied piper. A great book does all that, but it also keeps me thinking long after ive turned the last past. Books by donna jo napoli writers similar to donna jo napoli. Her work has been translated into 19 languages and has won many. Orasym tells her by scratching into the dirt that she is brave and she seems comforted that he is more than just a beast. Breath ebook by donna jo napoli official publisher page. Even thought the customs are real and the places are real, this book is still fiction, furthermore it is historical fiction. Breath by donna jo napoli book cover, description, publication history.
Book given by the society of childrens book writers and illustrators for breath. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines. This is just one of the facts donna jo napoli uses in her retelling of the pied piper. Donna jo napoli writes for all ages, from picture books through young adult books. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Breath didnt have the most engaging plotline or amazing characters, but it had some fascinating things to say about health and illness, disability and heroism, faith and hypocrisy. While the violent climax may be upsetting, the book ends on a hopeful note. Breath ebook columbus metropolitan library bibliocommons. A sixteenyearold stowaway discovers her destiny on noahs ark in this riveting reimagining from awardwinning author donna jo napoli, available in time for the march 2014 major motion picture noah.
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