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The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets

by Sarah Miller
Robin Miles
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In this riveting, beyond-belief true story from the author of The Borden Murders, meet the five children who captivated the entire world.
When the Dionne Quintuplets were born on May 28, 1934, weighing a grand total of just over 13 pounds, no one expected them to live so much as an hour. Overnight, Yvonne, Annette, Cécile, Émilie, and Marie Dionne mesmerized the globe, defying medical history with every breath they took. In an effort to protect them from hucksters and showmen, the Ontario government took custody of the five identical babies, sequestering them in a private, custom-built hospital across the road from their family—and then, in a stunning act of hypocrisy, proceeded to exploit them for the next nine years. The Dionne Quintuplets became a more popular attraction than Niagara Falls, ogled through one-way screens by sightseers as they splashed in their wading pool at the center of a tourist hotspot known as Quintland. Here, Sarah Miller reconstructs their unprecedented upbringing with fresh depth and subtlety, bringing to new light their resilience and the indelible bond of their unique sisterhood.
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Publisher: Books on Tape Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781984884497
  • File size: 268499 KB
  • Release date: August 27, 2019
  • Duration: 09:19:22

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781984884497
  • File size: 268537 KB
  • Release date: August 27, 2019
  • Duration: 09:24:23
  • Number of parts: 8
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Biography & Autobiography Family & Relationships History Young Adult Nonfiction

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English

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Lexile® Measure:1110
Text Difficulty:7-9

In this riveting, beyond-belief true story from the author of The Borden Murders, meet the five children who captivated the entire world.
When the Dionne Quintuplets were born on May 28, 1934, weighing a grand total of just over 13 pounds, no one expected them to live so much as an hour. Overnight, Yvonne, Annette, Cécile, Émilie, and Marie Dionne mesmerized the globe, defying medical history with every breath they took. In an effort to protect them from hucksters and showmen, the Ontario government took custody of the five identical babies, sequestering them in a private, custom-built hospital across the road from their family—and then, in a stunning act of hypocrisy, proceeded to exploit them for the next nine years. The Dionne Quintuplets became a more popular attraction than Niagara Falls, ogled through one-way screens by sightseers as they splashed in their wading pool at the center of a tourist hotspot known as Quintland. Here, Sarah Miller reconstructs their unprecedented upbringing with fresh depth and subtlety, bringing to new light their resilience and the indelible bond of their unique sisterhood.
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography Family & Relationships History Young Adult Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Books on Tape
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781984884497
    File size: 268499 KB
    Release date: August 27, 2019
    Duration: 09:19:22

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781984884497
    File size: 268537 KB
    Release date: August 27, 2019
    Duration: 09:24:23
    Number of parts: 8

  • Creators
  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    Lexile® Measure: 1110
    Text Difficulty: 7-9
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