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Violet & Claire
Violet & Claire | Francesca Lia Block
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This is the story of two girls, racing through space like shadow and light. A photo negative, together they make the perfect image of a girl. Violet is the dark one, dressed in forever black, dreaming Technicolor dreams of spinning the world into her very own silver screen creation. Claire is like a real-life Tinker Bell, radiating love and light, dressing herself in wings of gauze and glitter, writing poems to keep away the darkness. The setting is L.A., a city as beautiful as it is dangerous, and within this landscape of beauty and pain Violet and Claire vow to make their own movie. Together they will show the world the way they want it to be, and maybe then the world will become that place--a place where people no longer hate or fight or want to hurt. But when desire and ambition threaten to rip a seamless friendship apart, only one thing can make two halves whole again--the power of love. Francesca Lia Block's latest novel is a beautifully told story that boldly combines the world of film with the lyrical graceful language of poetry. The voices of two friends--one dark, one light--combine to tell a larger tale of love and loss, and the strength that comes from believing in dreams.
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Clare-Dragonfly
Violet & Claire | Francesca Lia Block
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Book: Violet and Claire
Author: Catherynne M. Valente (did I use her for C already? Oh well!)
Movie: Velvet Goldmine
Food: vegan ice cream

#manicmonday #letterv

hermyknee Velvet Goldmine is such a good movie 6y
JoScho @hermyknee I agree with Liz. Great movie. 6y
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Clare-Dragonfly
Violet & Claire | Francesca Lia Block
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1. Treats!
2. I dressed as Claire once. I had faerie wings, a Tinkerbell cut-out pinned to my shirt, and jeans.
3. The Nightmare Before Christmas!
4. We haven‘t carved it yet, so here‘s a baby in a pumpkin.

#HelloThursday

wanderinglynn Who doesn‘t love babies *in* a pumpkin?!? Thanks for playing! 🧡🎃 6y
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Clare-Dragonfly
Violet & Claire | Francesca Lia Block
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@TheFunkyBookworm When you said “favorite book in middle or high school,” I knew what I had to pick! My best friend and I were obsessed with this book. We loved all of Francesca Lia Block‘s books, but we related to this one so hard. It‘s actually the origin of the “Clare” that I still go by! I should have paid more attention to the fact that the description of Claire‘s love interest reminded me of my high school boyfriend… #YAWednesday

TheFunkyBookworm Ohhh I love the juxtaposition of the two girls- this sounds good 6y
Clare-Dragonfly @TheFunkyBookworm Now I want to reread it! Maybe when we‘re unpacked… 6y
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Clare-Dragonfly
Violet & Claire | Francesca Lia Block
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#wegotogether like rama lama lama ka dinga ka ding da dong
Remembered forever as shoo-bop shawadawada yippidy boom de boom

We're one of a kind like dip dadip dadip doo-wop a dooby do
Our names are signed boogity boogity boogity boogity shoo be so wop she bop

This book always makes me think of my best friend. We read it together and really identified with the characters. We were also in Grease in our community theater group later 😁#jubilantjuly

Clare-Dragonfly Actually, Grease might have been earlier. 🤔 7y
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gentlepet
Violet & Claire | Francesca Lia Block
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'She took something out of her pocket; it was a little glass vial and she told me it was a flower remedy.
"Holly for vexations of the heart. Rock rose for states of panic. Sweet chestnut for despair. Star of Bethlehem for grief or trauma." She sounded like Ophelia.'

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gentlepet
Violet & Claire | Francesca Lia Block
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"Moments later we were dancing wildly together. There is nothing so good almost as dancing with a great girl dancer. It seems so much more natural than dancing with some stiff guy who won't look you in the eye. If he's shy he'll watch the walls and if he's an asshole he'll ogle your tits, but a great girlfriend dancer will look at you with the knowledge that between you, you are weaving a magic circle where beauty and music live."

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gentlepet
Violet & Claire | Francesca Lia Block
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music in Francesca Lia Block books was like an adolescent girl love treasure map

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gentlepet
Violet & Claire | Francesca Lia Block
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when you wake up early & steal an old favourite off your besties bookshelf.

SadieRuin Witch baby ❤️ 8y
danx Don't know if I've read this one. Always enjoyed her books and have great memories of reading them. 8y
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