Young Cyrano cover

March 19, 2021
Publisher: One Knight Publishing LLC
ISBN: 978-1637953549

Young Cyrano

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Before Cyrano de Bergerac became a famous swordsman, poet, inventor, and iconoclast hero, he was an awkward teenager just like the rest of us.

Follow him on his teenage exploits with his best friend, Le Bret, and his first love, Roxanne. Adventure! Mysteries! Romance! Freemasons! Poetry, and of course, Swordfights!

“A debut YA novel imagines the school days of one of literature’s most eloquent swordsmen. Cicchini’sprose is buoyant and snappy, capturing the spirit of his articulate, quippy protagonist....Readers with no past experience with Cyrano will enjoy his youthful capers and duels. An engaging, swashbuckling tale that doesn’t take itself too seriously.” –Kirkus Reviews

"Cicchini excels at fitting the tone and dialogue to encompass the personality and charismatic nature of Cyrano by embracing the liveliness of the character and having genuine fun telling the story... Young Cyrano is humorous and charming which makes for an adventurous and fun origin story. Five stars."-Readers Favorite

"A deftly crafted and original novel that blends such diverse elements as romance and mystery, adventure and poetry, Freemasons and swordfights, Young Cyrano is guaranteed to be an immediate and enduringly popular addition to middle school, high school, and community library YA Fiction collections for ages 12-18."--Midwest Book Review, Children's Bookwatch/Historical Fiction (May 2022)

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What People Are Saying

"Paul Cicchini excels at fitting the tone and dialogue to encompass the personality and charismatic nature of Cyrano by embracing the liveliness of the character and having genuine fun telling the story. This story is a prequel set before the events of the famous story. The dialogue has a playfulness to it that keeps the tone light but this doesn't take away from the war or the dangers that seem to come his way..."

"Cicchini captures the ambiance with relative ease which makes the story feel like a true beginning to the characters. The various adventures set the origins for everyone and foreshadow how Cyrano's story turns out in the end. This will appeal to fans of the play but is written so that anyone can enjoy the story and fall in love with the character as the dashing and charismatic being he is..." -Reviewed by Liz Konkel for Readers' Favorite

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