Girl with a Pearl Earring -- Tracy Chevalier, Paperback

The New York Times bestselling novel by the author of A Single Thread and At the Edge of the Orchard

Translated into thirty-nine languages and made into an Oscar-nominated film, starring Scarlett Johanson and Colin Firth

Tracy Chevalier transports readers to a bygone time and place in this richly-imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired one of Vermeer's most celebrated paintings.

History and fiction merge seamlessly in this luminous novel about artistic vision and sensual awakening. Girl with a Pearl Earring tells the story of sixteen-year-old Griet, whose life is transformed by her brief encounter with genius . . . even as she herself is immortalized in canvas and oil.

Author: Tracy Chevalier
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 01/01/2001
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780452282155
Age Range: 18-UP

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 49824 / Girl with a Pearl Earring

Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 01/14/2001 pg. 28
Booklist 04/01/2001 pg. 1460
Booksense '76 Reading Grp 04 05/01/2004 pg. 1

About the Author

Tracy Chevalier is the New York Times bestselling author of seven previous novels, including Girl with a Pearl Earring, which has been translated into thirty-nine languages and made into an Oscar-nominated film. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., she lives in London with her husband and son.