The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets

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, C cile, milie, 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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books
Published: 08/27/2019
ISBN: 9781524713812
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.30d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2019
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2019
Booklist 06/01/2019 pg. 72
Publishers Weekly 08/05/2019
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2019 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
School Library Journal 08/23/2019 pg. 1
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2019 pg. 115

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 508678 / Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets
Reading Level: 7.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 14