Alice Atherton's Grand Tour

Written by Lesley M.M. Blume

Sent abroad for the summer, a girl meets the great artists of her age.

208 pages· 800L

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Ten-year-old Alice Atherton is sent by her father to spend the summer with his friends the Murphys, who live on the French Riviera with three children and a pet monkey. There she meets some of the era's great figures, hunting a junkyard for art with Pablo Picasso, dancing with the Ballets Russes and dreaming up adventures with Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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The heartwarming story of a young girl sent to live with the extraordinary Murphy Family in southern France. Ten-year-old Alice Atherton is sent by her father to spend the summer with his dear friends the Murphys who live with their three children and pet monkey in the French Riveria. There, Alice will meet and learn from some of the most extraordinary luminaries of the time. She visits a junk yard with Pablo Picasso looking for objects to make into art, performs a dance inspired by celestial bodies with the renowned Ballet Russes, and imagines magical adventures with Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald. An uplifting story that will appeal to readers who love books by authors like Kate DiCamillo and Jeanne Birdsall.

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