Nonfiction
Book
BIOGRAPHY/GOGH,V
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PUBLISHED
©2017
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454 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Threshold -- Entresol: A glimpse into the future -- Beginnings (1852-1872) -- Dangers (1873-1875) -- Missteps, stumbles (1875-1879) -- Fissures (1879-1880) -- The quest (1880-1882) -- Storms (1882-1883) -- Endings and beginnings (1884-1885) -- An expanded palette (1885-1887) -- Bonds (1887-1888) -- Passions (1888) -- Abundances (1888-1889) -- Futures (1890) -- A sense of the finite (1890) -- Remains (1890-1891) -- Exit -- People -- Vincent and Theo's journey
The deep and enduring friendship between Vincent and Theo Van Gogh shaped both brothers' lives. They shared everything, swapping stories of lovers and friends, successes and disappointments, dreams and ambitions. Heiligman draws on the letters Vincent wrote to Theo during his lifetime to weave a tale of two lives intertwined as Theo supported Vincent's struggles to find his path in life
Ages 14-17
900L
Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Award, 2017
School Library Journal's Best Books, 2017
Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2017
Horn Book Fanfare List, 2017
Michael L. Printz Honor, 2018
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, 2018