FIDDLE FEVER

by Sharon arms Doucet

• ISBN13: 9780689826139
• ISBN10: 0689826133
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Summary

Although it is 1914 and the world is changing all around him, Felix LeBlanc feels trapped on his Louisiana farmhouse, where nothing ever happens. When he hears his uncle, "Nonc Adolphe, play the fiddle for the first time, he knows there"s music in his blood, and he"s determined to be a musician, too. However, he"s too poor to buy his own fiddle, and to make matters worse, Maman has forbidden him to even touch one, fearing that he"ll choose the wayward life of a fiddler. And so Felix begins to build his own fiddle out of a crude cigar box and a piece of cypress wood, keeping it a secret from his family and even his best friend, Chance. It is a solitary journey that will require all of his ingenuity-and place at risk the relationships that are dearest to him. Set against the colorful backdrop of the Cajun bayous, Fiddle Fever relays an important message about the universal need for self-expression and the compromises we must all make in our search for individuality. Glossary of French terms.

Author Biography

Sharon Arms Doucet is a writer who loves to share her appreciation for Cajun culture with young people. A former French teacher, Ms. Doucet sings and plays guitar in the Doucet Family Band

Table of Contents

A Note from the Author	p. ix
'Nonc Adolphe	p. 3
Restless Streaks	p. 14
Secrets of the Universe	p. 20
Square Roots	p. 35
Dreams and Schemes	p. 47
Joyeux Noel	p. 58
A New Year	p. 69
"La Chanson de Mardi Gras"	p. 80
Mardi Gras Madness	p. 94
Breaks	p. 107
Penance	p. 118
The Chosen Ones	p. 130
Six Sides to a Brick	p. 142
Housewarming	p. 156
Glossary	p. 163
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