A Little in Love

Gr 7 Up—Eponine Thenardier, also known as the "Jondrette girl," is a character from Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables. Born into a family of criminals, she must lie and steal in order to survive. Despite her cruelty to Cosette and others, her actions do not portray her true inner self. Only through self-sacrifice does she find a way to rise above the darkness that surrounds her. She saves her baby brother from starvation and finds beauty in the world through her love for Marius. During her brief but turbulent life, Eponine finds redemption. Fletcher re-creates Hugo's 19th-century France with vivid scenes and heartrending dialogue. She delivers Eponine's backstory with a tenderness that reveals goodness found within a young girl looking for love in a cruel world. Narrator Melody Grove delivers a brilliant performance with flawless French and dramatic character vocalization.