cover image DAUGHTER OF VENICE

DAUGHTER OF VENICE

Donna Jo Napoli, . . Dell/Laurel-Leaf, $5.50 (288pp) ISBN 978-0-440-22928-5

A 14-year-old girl in the late 16th century wants to see Venice and receive the same education as her brothers. So she disguises herself as a boy and leads readers on a tour of historical Venice and its complex society and government. Ages 12-up. (Dec.)