Stravaganza, City of Masks, By Mary Hoffman is about Lucien, a 15 (?) year old boy with brain cancer. One day, his father brings him a red and purple swirled notebook, that was made in Venice. That night, he falls asleep holding the book and stravagates, or travels through time and space, to Belleza, a city-state in Talia, which is on a parallel plane to Italy, as is Belleza to Venice. He then becomes Luciano, an apprentice to a powerful sorcerer, while in the real world he is just being taken off chemotherapy. How can he live in both worlds and still survive?
Ages: 8-15
Rating: B+
High Points: great comparison to Venice, nice Italian words, great plot.
Low Points: sad ending
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