| Splendors and Glooms Contributor(s): Schlitz, Laura Amy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763694495 ISBN-13: 9780763694494 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Toys, Dolls & Puppets - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 670 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.9" W x 8.4" (1.00 lbs) 400 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 153476 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "A brooding, Dickensian novel with a touch of fantasy and a glimmer of hope. . . . As mysterious and timeless as a fairy tale." -- Booklist (starred review) Laura Amy Schlitz's Newbery Honor-winning Victorian gothic is a rich banquet of dark comedy, scorching magic, and bewitching storytelling. Clara Wintermute, the only child of a wealthy doctor, invites master puppeteer Grisini to entertain at her birthday party. When Clara vanishes that night, suspicion falls upon the puppeteer and his orphaned assistants. The three children -- two penniless waifs and one pampered heiress -- have been caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance she's determined to shed before it's too late. |