Margaret K. McElderry
The Lacemaker And The Princess
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In 1788, the 11-year-old lacemaker Isabelle Bonnard lives in the town near the palace of Versailles with her sickly mother and stern grandmother, while ...Read Review
The Stone Light
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Children/Young AdultHistorical Fantasy
This second volume in the Dark Reflections Trilogy begins as teenage Venetian orphan Merle, bearing the mysterious Flowing Queen—Venice’s protecting spirit—...Read Review
Peter Pan in Scarlet
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Children/Young AdultHistorical Fantasy
Whether or not you’ve read the original Peter Pan, you are no doubt familiar with at least the high points of the ...Read Review
Finest Kind
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It’s the fall of 1838. Twelve-year-old Jake Webber and his family have arrived in Wiscasset, Maine, from Boston. Jake’s father has lost ...Read Review
Firehorse
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This young adult novel is based on the events during and after the 1872 Boston Fire. Aimed at horse lovers, it’s about the ...Read Review
Kitty and Mr Kipling
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When Mr. Kipling and his wife come to the small Vermont town of Dummerston, Vermont, the town is thrown into chaos by ...Read Review
The Sacrifice
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Abigail Faulkner is a 10-year-old girl living in Andover, Massachusetts, in 1692. Today’s readers will recognize and empathize with her initial “trials.” ...Read Review
Black Powder
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Rabin writes an intriguing young adult novel which addresses the pertinent issue of youth gang violence. In 2010, teenager Langston Davis witnesses the ...Read Review
Victory
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In 1805, Sam Robbins, an eleven-year-old farm boy, is press-ganged into the Navy and finds himself on board Nelson’s flagship, HMS Victory. There, ...Read Review
Freaks: Alive, on the Inside!
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Set in 1899, Freaks: Alive on the Inside tells the story of Abel Dandy. Born to an armless mother and a legless father, Abel’...Read Review
