Weight of a Flame: The Passion of Olympia Morata (Chosen Daughters)

Carr, Simonetta

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Psalm–Singer, Passionate Teacher, Pilgrim Adventurer

Olympia Morata (1526-1555) is her father’s finest student and a girl far ahead of her time. A quick tongue and a ready pen are her mind’s tools to record her vivid thoughts, poetry, songs, and opinions. Appointed tutor to Duchess Rene’s children, her future is bright when suddenly, evil rumors turn her world upside–down. In the midst of it all a young doctor comes courting. Will their love survive the danger waiting on the other side of the Alps?

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  • Cover Type
    Paperback
  • ISBN
    9781596381582
  • Page Count
    220
  • Publisher
    P&R Publishing Company
  • Publication Date
    November 2011
  • Ages
    8-12
  • Special Considerations
    No Images of Christ

Endorsements (3)

“With the precision of a scholar and the heart of a storyteller, Simonetta Carr brings to life the story of Olympia Morata, a daughter of the Italian Reformation.”

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Eric Landry

executive director of White Horse, Inc., home of Modern Reformation and the White Horse Inn radio program

“In this delightful yet informative historical fiction we meet Olympia, a young girl willing to stand strong for her Christian values in the troubled, canting world of the Reformation.”

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Laura E. Smith

award–winning educator

“Readers will face, with Olympia, the daily dangers and insecurities that accompanied a faithful witness to the truth of the gospel.”

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Starr Meade

bestselling author of Training Hearts, Teaching Minds and Grandpa’s Box

About the Author

Simonetta Carr, mother of eight and homeschool educator for twenty years, has worked as a freelance journalist and a translator of Christian works into Italian. She is the author of the series Christian Biographies for Young Readers.

P and R Publishing Company

Weight of a Flame: The Passion of Olympia Morata (Chosen Daughters)

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Publisher’s Description

Psalm–Singer, Passionate Teacher, Pilgrim Adventurer

Olympia Morata (1526-1555) is her father’s finest student and a girl far ahead of her time. A quick tongue and a ready pen are her mind’s tools to record her vivid thoughts, poetry, songs, and opinions. Appointed tutor to Duchess Rene’s children, her future is bright when suddenly, evil rumors turn her world upside–down. In the midst of it all a young doctor comes courting. Will their love survive the danger waiting on the other side of the Alps?

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