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and that waits to be revealed in Emma's long-lost diaries

and she longs to indulge in his simple way of life

and celebration

Designed for young readers

offering readers an epic tale of resilience and passion in a tumultuous era

City of Masks, by Mary Hoffman Book cover type:paperpack and that waits to beLucien is seriously ill but his life is transformed when an old Italian notebook gives him the power to become a stravagante, a time traveller with access to 16th century Italy. He wakes up in Bellezza (Venice) during carnival time and meets Arianna, a girl his own age who is disguised as a boy in the hope of being selected as one of the Duchessa's mandoliers. Arianna gives Lucien her boy's clothing and he is selected as a mandolier himself, becoming