Raymie Nightingale
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Publisher Description
See below for English description.
Raymie Clarke réalise que tout, mais absolument tout, dépend d'elle. Et elle a un plan. Si Raymie gagne le concours Little Miss Central Florida Tire, alors son père, qui a quitté la ville il y a deux jours avec une hygiéniste dentaire, verra la photo de Raymie dans les journaux et il reviendra à la maison. Pour gagner, non seulement Raymie doit faire de bonnes actions et apprendre à manier le bâton, mais elle doit aussi composer avec la toute menue Louisina Elefante qui s'évanouit constamment et qui a de l'expérience dans le monde du spectacle, et la féroce et entêtée Beverly Tapinski qui est déterminée à saboter le concours. À l'approche du concours, la solitude, le deuil et des questions sans réponses possibles créent entre les trois filles des liens d'amitié insolites et mettent au défi chacune d'entre elles de venir à la rescousse de façons inattendues.
Raymie Clarke has come to realize that everything, absolutely everything, depends on her. And she has a plan. If Raymie can win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition, then her father, who left town two days ago with a dental hygienist, will see Raymie's picture in the paper and (maybe) come home. To win, not only does Raymie have to do good deeds and learn how to twirl a baton; she also has to contend with the wispy, frequently fainting Louisiana Elefante, who has a show-business background, and the fiery, stubborn Beverly Tapinski, who's determined to sabotage the contest. But as the competition approaches, loneliness, loss, and unanswerable questions draw the three girls into an unlikely friendship — and challenge each of them to come to the rescue in unexpected ways.
Original title: Raymie Nightingale
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Set in 1975, this tender novel shows how even when life seems out of one's control people die, parents disappoint persistence and belief pay off. The story is told from the perspective of Raymie Clarke, whose father has just run off with a dental hygienist. Raymie, however, has a plan to bring him back: she will win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire contest, get her picture in the paper, and her father will come running home. The plan inspires her to take a baton-twirling class, where she meets Beverly Tapinski a girl with a chip on her shoulder, who vows to sabotage the contest and ingenuous Louisiana Elefante, an orphan who claims to be the daughter of the famous Flying Elefantes. With extraordinary skill, two-time Newbery Medalist DiCamillo traces the girls' growing trust in each other while using understated confessionals and subtly expressed yearnings to show how tragedies have affected each of them. The book culminates with a daring cat-rescue mission: fraught with adventure, danger, and a miracle or two, the escapade reveals how love and compassion can overcome even the highest hurdles. Ages 10 up.