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A Club in Montmartre: An Encounter with Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Mike Resnick (2006)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.69
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AddictionAbleism

Positive tags

Coming of AgeMentor FigureSelf-DiscoveryHeartwarming

Heroine archetypes

OrphanFish out of WaterPoor Heroine / from the Wrong Side

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Mentor FigureFish out of WaterComing of AgeFound Family

Themes

Art and CreativityClass StruggleBeauty in ImperfectionMentorshipBelle Époque Paris

Synopsis

After a beggar girl rescues the drunken, severely deformed French painter Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, he introduces her to his studio, the nightlife of Montmartre, and the cancan dancers at the Moulin Rouge club.

Is A Club in Montmartre: An Encounter with Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A beggar girl's life is transformed when a famous painter introduces her to the art world of 1890s Paris. Toulouse-Lautrec's alcoholism and physical disabilities are acknowledged but handled sensitively.

What to know going in

This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include addiction and ableism.

Who'll love this

Readers who love art and historical settings will enjoy this mentorship story set in the colorful world of Parisian nightlife and the Moulin Rouge.

Tags

Historical FantasyArt HistorySlice of Life