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    <body><![CDATA[Reviewed by Me for TeensReadToo.com<br/><br/>I can't count the times that I've seen a truly inspiring painting or sculpture and wondered what the inspiration behind it was. With MARIE, DANCING, the story behind Edgar Degas's well known sculpture, Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, is brought to vivid li...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21685927">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Definitely an interesting read. I chose this one as part of my book challenge in which I was to &quot;Read a book about a subject you wish you could have studied in school.&quot; My heart still aches when I see talented dancers perform--something I will never be able to do. And while I can't dismiss...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17074293">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I absolutely loved this book. It was very inspiring the way Marie gave up her hopes,dream,and love of her life to keep her promise to her dead father, and look after her family. I truley believe there are very little people who would sacrifice so much for people who cared so little.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really really loved this book! Carolyn Meyer is a historical fiction master! Her books are thoroughly researched and very interesting. She makes the characters so real I feel like I know them. I will be reading many more books by her in the future. A great, light read.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Marie never gets to be ballerina. I never thought that would affect me so much.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[So wonderful. All about passion. Passion for ballet, passion for family, passion for love. I recomend this to everyone!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The author of this book obviously did a lot of research about the Paris Opera Ballet, and the use of French words and ballet terminology was impressive. I especially enjoyed this book since I am a dancer, but I think anyone would like it. The author does a great job of expressing Marie's sadness and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59091075">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a touching story about the model of <em>The Young Dancer Aged Fourteen Years.</em> I enjoyed looking through the eyes of a struggling young ballerina growing up supporting a promiscuous sister, alcoholic mother and younger sister. The book describes her struggle to find food, money and a better situa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38165437">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The book was cute and an easy read. A little too easy for me. But I loved reading about Degas and the story behind some of his ballerina paintings &amp; sculpture. It was really interesting! Also, I love anything to do with Paris so the book held my interest! I reccommend it to anyone! It really is cute...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6325915">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It was pretty much just describing the tragic life of this dancer.  In my opinion, the book was well-written, but the idea was terrible --- I feel like dancers have now been called hopeless and poor (and sluts), and since I do ballet, I am not acting very positively toward the author.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book by Carolyn Meyer.  It gives a good insight into the lives of ballerinas at the time of Degas.  They were often poor with little hope of lasting happiness with a lot of competition.  Another sad ending when I wished she could have had all her hearts desire.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[    Marie, Dancing is a truely touching story about an aspiring ballerina who grows up in poverty.It really is an amazing book. It almost had me in tears. A friend reccomended it to me and now I am reccomending it to you.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It was interesting, but not riveting.  A little depressing, as are most realistic novels about the time.  <br/><br/>Tells of a 14-year-old ballerina who posed for Degas for his sculpture.  Based on fact.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I. HATED. THIS. BOOK.<br/>I. CAN'T. BELIEVE. HER. SISTER. IS. SO. SELFISH.<br/>I. CAN'T. BELIEVE. HER. MOM. DRINKS. SO. MUCH.<br/>I. CAN'T. BELIEVE. SHE. HAD. TO. GIVE. UP. THE. LOVE. OF. HER. LIFE.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Thought I might like it at first, but her conditions never improved, she was kind of stupid, and she got with the wrong guy.  I finished it thinking, &quot;WOW that was a waste of time.&quot;]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was good to a point, but the ending was rather random, and in my opinion, quite a bit disappointing. I hate it when things don't turn out as they should.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Marie, Dancing, was a sad book about a dancer that had to survive with very little and not become her sister! I really liked this book]]></body>
    
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