Izzy Rio's Wild and Pretty- A New Orleans' Mardi Gras Indian Mystery: Book 1- The Carnival Time Series - Couverture souple

Cooley, Ms. Stacey L

 
9780615743271: Izzy Rio's Wild and Pretty- A New Orleans' Mardi Gras Indian Mystery: Book 1- The Carnival Time Series
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ISBN 10 : 0615743277 ISBN 13 : 9780615743271
Editeur : Back of Town Publishing, LLC, 2013

Synopsis

When I was five years old, my father was murdered on Lundi Gras Day in New Orleans, Louisiana. That moment in time began a journey that changed my life forever. After that devastating day, my mother could not bear to live in New Orleans anymore. Against my grandfather’s wishes, she took me away with her to live in Rio de Janeiro with my father’s family. For ten years, we traveled together around the Caribbean, Central and South America visiting the Carnival People and trying to forget what we lost. My mother was looking for clues and a reason for my father’s unexpected death. Just when you thought you knew New Orleans, I am back! They say Mardi Gras Day is a time to forget all of your troubles. Here is what happened on my Mardi Gras Day: I lost the person that was closer to me than anyone else. I was supposed to mask for the first time as a Mardi Gras Indian Princess . . . But, I ended up on the run and fighting for my life. I learned more about the Backstreet Carnival Culture than I ever wanted to know. In order to survive, I must train and learn the art of being a Mardi Gras Indian. Welcome to Carnival Time. You will never be young again! I AM IZZY RIO.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

When I was five years old, my father was murdered on Lundi Gras Day in New Orleans, Louisiana. That moment in time began a journey that changed my life forever. After that devastating day, my mother could not bear to live in New Orleans anymore. Against my grandfather’s wishes, she took me away with her to live in Rio de Janeiro with my father’s family. For ten years, we traveled together around the Caribbean, Central and South America visiting the Carnival People and trying to forget what we lost. My mother was looking for clues and a reason for my father’s unexpected death. Just when you thought you knew New Orleans, I am back! They say Mardi Gras Day is a time to forget all of your troubles. Here is what happened on my Mardi Gras Day: I lost the person that was closer to me than anyone else. I was supposed to mask for the first time as a Mardi Gras Indian Princess . . . But, I ended up on the run and fighting for my life. I learned more about the Backstreet Carnival Culture than I ever wanted to know. In order to survive, I must train and learn the art of being a Mardi Gras Indian. Welcome to Carnival Time. You will never be young again! I AM IZZY RIO.

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Éditeur
Back of Town Publishing, LLC
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0615743277
ISBN 13 
9780615743271
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
232
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