It is written that as the musicians played at her wedding she sang in her heart to the lord. Willa beans cloud dreams by cecilia galante overdrive. Who is the patron saint of poetry, music, literature ect. The patron saint of butterflies by gloria mendez on prezi.
A nine 9 hour audio version of patron saint of butterflies was produced in 2011. By cecilia galante the patron saint of butterflies by cecilia galante agnes and honey have always been best friends, but they havent always been so different. The patron saint of butterflies hardcover april 1, 2008 by cecilia galante author. The patron saint of butterflies is cecilia galantes debut novel and what a truly special, amazing, hearttouching work of art it is. The patron saint of butterflies ebook by cecilia galante. Blessing where all outside influences are banned no tv, no papers or books besides the saint s way, barely any visitors and thinking for yourself will get you sent to the regulation room for a beating. Perfect for fans of american horror story, paranormal activity, and the exorcist, and readers who love to feel goose bumps.
They live in a tightlyknit religious community filled with believers. Cecilia galante when her grandmother takes fourteenyearold agnes, her younger brother, and best friend honey and escapes mount blessing, a connecticut religious commune, agnes clings to the faith she loves while. In this way the saint was brought into closer relation with music. Cecilia has done an amazing job creating fascinating, real characters. Read the patron saint of butterflies by cecilia galante available from rakuten kobo. The patron saint of butterflies kindle edition by galante, cecilia. Her feast day is celebrated in the latin catholic, eastern catholic and eastern orthodox churches and in some churches of the anglican communion on november 22. See more ideas about books for teens, books and my books. Some people also claim the archangel gabriel as a patron of musicians.
For musicians, the patrons include benedict biscop, cecilia, dunstan, genesius, gregory the great, notkar balbulus and paul the apostle cecilia and genesius are the most frequently invoked. A field full of butterflies pdf epub download cause of. A former high school english teacher, cecilia lives with her husband and three children in pennsylvania. The patron saint of butterflies published in april 2008, is an. Cecilia has grown from this little bit of information from her biography. Although cecilia galante secretly wishes she could fly, she keeps her feet firmly on the ground in kingston, pa, where she lives with her husband and three children. According to legend, cecilia was a young christian of high rank betrothed to a roman named valerian. She is the author of the ya novel, the patron saint of butterflies bloomsbury, as well as middle grade fiction. She knows the rules at the mount blessing religious commune are. Cecilia buried them at her villa on the apprian way, and was arrested for the action. A sneaky vandal has damaged scenery from the middle school drama club production and the newbie detectives must catch the culprit before opening night. The patron saint of butterflies by maribel domingo on prezi.
Cecilia is the author of five other novels for young adults and middle school kids, including the patron saint of butterflies, which was a booksense pick, the northeast indie. The patron saint of butterflies book by cecilia galante. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Officials exhumed her body in 1599 and found her to be incorrupt, the first of all incurrupt saints. Legend holds that there were two failed executions which bewildered her executioners. Cecilia galante has 18 books on goodreads with 17845 ratings. Pdf read the butterfly garden online download read.
But those who take the bait will find more contrivance than substance in the tale of two teenage girls very different attitudes about the cloistered life they have been born into. Agnes fasts and selfmutilates to emulate the martyrs depicted in her copy of the saints way, while orphaned honey would rather contemplate the beauty of butterflies than the religious rhetoric they have been forced to follow from their oppressive leader, emmanuel. In time she too was arrested and sentenced to death. Her first book, the patron saint of butterflies published in april 2008, is an acclaimed, allusion of the life.
Lynn gonchar, tudor bookshop, kingston, pa i picked up the patron saint of butterflies and didnt put it down until i finished the last page, a heartbreaking, tragic and ultimately hopeful story that deserves all of our attention. Cecilias first young adult novel, the patron saint of butterflies, which was loosely based on her own experience growing up in a commune, received national recognition, and was the recipient of numerous awards, including the naiba best book of the year award, a book sense pick, an oprahs book club teen reading selection, a golden sower. The patron saint of butterflies by cecilia galante book resume. The theme was to never get a really really good friend if you know that you are going to move. The legend about cecilias death says that after being struck three times on the neck with a sword, she lived for three days, and asked the pope to convert. Agnes and honey have always been best friends, but they havent always been so different. The patron saint of butterflies by cecilia galante nook book. Cecilia galantes most popular book is the patron saint of butterflies. Read a field full of butterflies online, read in mobile or kindle. Through her influence, valerian was converted, and was martyred along with his brother. Cecilia continued to preach, and converted four hundred persons. The patron saint of butterflies by cecilia galante goodreads. The sweetness of salt hillsborough county public library. Galante offers a glimpse into one communes routines, a commune housing people who are so desperate to believe in something, anything, that their clouded judgment refuses to see the truth hiding beneath the fancy.
A field full of butterflies also available in docx and mobi. The patron saint of butterflies is a youngadult novel by author cecilia galante. Despite their differences, these 14yearold girls share an unbreakable bond, having spent their entire lives as believers at. Read online the patron saint of butterflies cecilia galante the patron saint of butterflies the patron saint of butterflies earned the award for the young adult book of the year by the northeast independent booksellers association and was a top ten pick for 2008 by. Cecilia galante has a ba from kings college, pennsylvania, and an mfa in creative writing from goddard college, vermont. Read strays like us by cecilia galante available from rakuten kobo. Cecilia galante, author of the patron saint of butterflies justina ju feliciano and her fellow seventhgrade sleuths are on the case. She is the acclaimed patron saint of music, especially church music, as well as that of musicians, composers, instrument makers. Books by cecilia galante author of the patron saint of. In time, artists began depicting cecilia as seated at an organ and singing her lungs out still her predominant iconography to this day.
Cecilia galante, author of the patron saint of butterflies, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. The patron saint of butterflies is an apt title for a novel about two 14 year old girls who have never been allowed to fly free. Finally, after leaving her alone, she bled to death preaching until her very last breath. A wealth of music, art and festivals in honor of st. She has a crazy mess of hair, a millionbajillion freckles, and bright purple wings with silver tips.
The patron saint of butterflies by cecilia galante nook. I thought the patron saint of butterflies by cecilia galante was great, but it would have been a real stunner if the literary loose screws were tightened up. The patron saint of butterflies ebook por cecilia galante. The patron saint of butterflies heliconius charithonia,12 commonly known as the zebra longwing or zebra heliconian, is a species of butterfly belonging to the subfamily heliconiinae of the nymphalidae. The patron saint of butterflies cecilia galante, author. But while agnes completely buys into the lifestyle, honey wants out. The patron saint of butterflies navy general library. Twelveyearold hershey tries to cope after she and her mother and baby sister flee to a womens shelter to escape the abuse of her mothers boyfriend, as she worries about competing in the town talent show with her best friend, wonders who is taking care of her cat, and rides the bus with a sworn. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. It was declared the official butterfly for the state of florida in the. Cecilia galante, the author of the patron saint of butterflies, makes her stepping stones debut with a sweet series about a lovable curlyhaired cupid. The patron saint of butterflies is cecilia galantes debut novel and what a truly special. The story pulls readers through the pages with a persistent urgency to discover what happens to the two main characters. Blessing where all outside influences are banned no tv, no papers or books besides the saints way, barely any visitors and thinking for yourself will get you sent to the regulation room for a beating.
The patron saint of butterflies by cecilia galante. The patron saint of butterflies unabridged by cecilia. While the profane music of her wedding was heard, cecilia was singing in her heart a hymn of love for jesus, her true. More evocative descriptions, better character nuances, leaner word choice, and most of all an original voice. The author of the patron saint of butterflies, cecilia galante, reported that it was a place where she was always writing, including early stories passed down from her father, tom plummer. See more ideas about santa cecilia, patron saint of music and saints. Agnes and honey live at the super strict religious commune mt. Cecilia is the author of five other novels for young adults and middle school kids, including the patron saint of butterflies, which was a book sense pick, the northeast indie booksellers ya book of the year, and a recommended read on oprahs website.