Rachel van Kooij
Author of Bartolomé: The Infanta's Pet
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Works by Rachel van Kooij
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- Birthdate
- 1968
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Austria
- Birthplace
- Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Works
- 11
- Members
- 29
- Popularity
- #460,290
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 15
- Languages
- 4
Bartolomé is an inspiring little character, his soul sparkles through the great indignities he has to suffer, and one is relieved that he finds friends among the apprentices in Velaquez's studio where he is taken to have his dog face painted on every few days.
I was reminded of the book Wonder and also a little of Freak the mighty but here we are seeing prejudice and bullying of the disabled 17th century style.… (more)