| Sparrows in the Scullery Contributor(s): Wallace, Barbara Brooks (Author) |
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ISBN: 059541155X ISBN-13: 9780595411559 Publisher: iUniverse OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: Colin Trevelyan, newly orphaned heir to his parents' fortune, is kidnapped in the night from his ancestral home and taken to the grim Broggin Home for Boys, where he is underfed, overworked, and destined for a short life in a deadly glass factory. This story "immediately hooks readers, who will gobble up this satisfying fare," says "School Library Journal." "Fully realized Victorian melodrama that would make Dickens proud," says "The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books." A "Junior Literary Guild" selection and winner of the "Mystery Writers of America" EDGAR Award. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1020 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.47 lbs) 164 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 18791 Reading Level: 5.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Colin Trevelyan, newly orphaned heir to his parents' fortune, is kidnapped in the night from his ancestral home and taken to the grim Broggin Home for Boys, where he is underfed, overworked, and destined for a short life in a deadly glass factory. This story "immediately hooks readers, who will gobble up this satisfying fare," says School Library Journal. "Fully realized Victorian melodrama that would make Dickens proud," says The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. A Junior Literary Guild selection and winner of the Mystery Writers of America EDGAR Award. |