Creole Holiday [Large Print]

by Phyllis A. Whitney and Whitney

Book Overview

Laure is the daughter of the great Shakespearean actor of the 1890s, Jules Beaudine, but she has been raised in the home of her straightlaced Aunt Judith. When her father's company is playing in New York, Laure ambushes him in his dressing room, to tell him that she's an adult and wants to live on her own. To defuse the situation, Jules takes Laure with him on holiday to New Orleans. There she gets to know her Creole grandmother and spends a great...

• Format: Hardcover
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585472530
• ISBN13: 9781585472536
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Center Point
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

Creole Holiday by Phyllis A Whitney (Large Print Hardcover)

Description from the book back cover: Laure Beaudine is the daughter of the great Shakespearean actor of the 1890's, Jules Beaudine, but she has been raised in the home of her straight-laced Aunt Judith. When her father's company is playing in New York, Laure ambushes him in his dressing room, to tell him that she's an adult and she wants to live on her own. To defuse the situation, Jules takes Laure with him on holiday to New Orleans. There she gets to know her Creole grandmother and spends a great deal of time visiting with her in the old French Quarter. In the gracious southern home of her father's friends, Laure meets Cole Drummond ...