Splendors and glooms

Title
Splendors and glooms

Personal Author EPSB
Laura Amy. Schlitz

Summary
When Clara vanishes after the puppeteer Grisini and two orphaned assistants were at her twelfth birthday party, suspicion of kidnapping chases the trio away from London and soon the two orphans are caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it is too late.

Other Title
Splendors & glooms.

Year Published
2012

Physical Description
xii, 384 p. ; 23 cm.

Grade Interest level
5-8

Program Information
Accelerated Reader MG 5.1 15.0 153476

Awards
2013 ALA Caldecott Honor book

Subject
Puppets -- Fiction.
 
Orphans -- Fiction.
 
Kidnapping -- Fiction.
 
Witches -- Fiction.
 
Blessing and cursing -- Fiction.
 
Young adult fiction.
 
Newberry awards.

Geographic Term
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction.
 
London (England) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.

Summary
When Clara vanishes after the puppeteer Grisini and two orphaned assistants were at her twelfth birthday party, suspicion of kidnapping chases the trio away from London and soon the two orphans are caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it is too late.

ISBN
9780763653804
 
9780763669263
 
9780545562652

Publisher
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, c2012.
 
New York : Scholastic, 2012.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
WestbrookF SCHBook30197000043891Mystery Fiction