City of Stars

By Mary Hoffman

Book Overview

Everyday Lifeintroduces children to the vibrant world created by Shanghai's Jinshan artists. From a watermelon harvest to an autumn festival to a child's winter game, vivid, friendly peasant art... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582348391
• ISBN13: 9781582348391
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

The Next Harry Potter Series

This is my favorite book of all time. I want to go to Talia soooo badly!!! I find myself wishing this was not a fantasy book. The way it is written, the characters, plot, and setting seem so real and fantastic and intriguing. If you were to read one book in your entire life, I hope this would be it- you need to read it.

VIVA LA STRAVAGANZA!!!!!!

this is the 2nd in the Stravaganza series (1st is City of Masks)! Luciano, Silvia,Rodolfo,Enrico, Arianna and many more characters are back in this book. They are joined by another stravagante , Georgia, and many other people such as Cesare, Paolo, Falco and ofcourse the star of the show :Merla (i won't tell who this is gotta read the book). This book is packed with adventure, friendship, bravery and a bit of romance.This is definetly for all ages but especially for all those girls who dream of things that seem impossible. just dont read this before you read city of masks! That will ruin everything! If you have read this already get City Of Flowers! Get reading and remember VIVA LA STRAVAGANZA!!!!!

VIVA LA STRAVAGANZA!!!!!!

This book deserves nothing less than than 5 stars! This is by far the best series I have read like ever! But you must read the first book or it will not have the same spark to it! Arianna,Rodolfo, Lucien,Silvia, Enrico and Guido are all back in this fast paced adventure. They are joined by another stravagante:a girl named Georgia,Flaco (DiChimici) , Geatano, Cesare, and Paolo. This book is definetly for all ages but especially for all those girls out there who dream of getting what seems impossible. Whatever you do don't read this before you read City of Masks. If you have, what are you waiting for??? Get to the bookstore ! If you've read this get the next book City of FLowers for more sparkling adventures! Viva la Stravaganza!!!!

It is a great book!

I think City of Stars is a really great book because it is exciting, has great charachters, and an interesting plot. I liked City of Masks, also and strongly suggest you read that first to enjoy this book much more. This is a good sequel to City of Masks, I enjoyed meeting Lucien again and I like Georgia, the protagonist. I can't wait for City of Flowers! (The next book in the trilogy will be published soon... I hope!)

A sequel that does not disappoint

I loved this book. I really liked the first book in this series, Stravaganza, City of Masks, and was looking forward to this one. A little anxiously, though, as sometimes sequels don't live up to expectations. I was delighted to find I liked this second story even better. I loved the way the characters from the first story were interwoven into this one. Unfortunately I raced through this book in one (long) evening and will now have a very long wait for book three.