The Apprentice
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| Author(s) | Pilar Molina Llorente |
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| Publisher | Farrar Straus Giroux |
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| Working as an artist's apprentice in Renaissance Florence, thirteen-year-old Arduino makes a discovery which may cost him the chance to become a painter. | |
Translated from Spanish by Robin Longshaw.
In Renaissance Florence, thirteen-year-old apprentice Arduino’s dreams of being a painter are challenged after he discovers the extreme measures the Maestro Cosimo di Forlç will take in the name of jealousy. Arduino faces a decision that could cost him his only chance to realize his life's dream.

