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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Clarion Books
Publication date September 18, 2000
Pages 166
Binding Hardcover
Book category Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13 9780618043248
ISBN-10 0618043241
Dimensions 0.75 by 5.75 by 8.50 in.
Weight 0.80 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $15.00
Other format details juvenile
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Realizing that he was born to be a musician, and despite his mother's forbidding him to play, Felix LeBlanc is forced to test his relationships with those closest to him when he secretly practices on a homemade instrument. (view table of contents)
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Although it is 1914 and the world is changing all around him, Felix LeBlanc feels trapped on his Louisiana farmhouse, where nothing ever happens. When he hears his uncle, ’Nonc Adolphe, play the fiddle for the first time, he knows there’s music in his blood, and he’s determined to be a musician, too. However, he’s too poor to buy his own fiddle, and to make matters worse, Maman has forbidden him to even touch one, fearing that he’ll choose the wayward life of a fiddler. And so Felix begins to build his own fiddle out of a crude cigar box and a piece of cypress wood, keeping it a secret from his family and even his best friend, Chance. It is a solitary journey that will require all of his ingenuity—and place at risk the relationships that are dearest to him.

Set against the colorful backdrop of the Cajun bayous, Fiddle Fever relays an important message about the universal need for self-expression and the compromises we must all make in our search for individuality. Glossary of French terms.


Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780618043248 Book cover for 9780786235483
 
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (November 1, 2001)
9780786235483 | details & prices | 207 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.80 lbs | List price $20.95
About: In 1914, fourteen-year-old Felix LeBlanc feels stifled by life on his family's farm in Louisiana and after hearing his wayward uncle play the fiddle, Felix decides that he wants to be a fiddler too, even if it means making his own fiddle and going against his parents' wishes.
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from Clarion Books (September 18, 2000)
9780618043248 | details & prices | 166 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.80 lbs | List price $15.00
About: In 1914, fourteen-year-old Felix LeBlanc feels stifled by life on his family's farm in Louisiana and after hearing his wayward uncle play the fiddle, Felix decides that he wants to be a fiddler too, even if it means making his own fiddle and going against his parents' wishes.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780618776825
 
Reprint edition from Houghton Mifflin (February 19, 2007)
9780618776825 | details & prices | 166 pages | 5.00 × 7.50 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.45 lbs | List price $12.95
About: In 1914, fourteen-year-old Felix LeBlanc feels stifled by life on his family's farm in Louisiana and after hearing his wayward uncle play the fiddle, Felix decides that he wants to be a fiddler too, even if it means making his own fiddle and going against his parents' wishes.
Prebinding
Book cover for 9781417768387
 
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (April 9, 2009)
9781439597262 | details & prices | 166 pages | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | List price $15.95
About: Winner of the 1998 Carnegie MedalIt is 1914, and the world is changing in front of Félix Leblanc's eyes.
from Turtleback Books (February 1, 2007)
9781417768387 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.50 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.65 lbs | List price $17.15
About: In 1914, fourteen-year-old Felix LeBlanc feels stifled by life on his family's farm in Louisiana and after hearing his wayward uncle play the fiddle, Felix decides that he wants to be a fiddler too, even if it means making his own fiddle and going against his parents' wishes.

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