When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene encounters a fortune teller in the marketplace one day who tells him that his sister, who is presumed dead, is in fact alive, he embarks on a remarkable series of adventures in an attempt to find her.
Indexed by:
Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, August 2009. Booklist starred, July 2009. Library Media Connection starred, November 2009. Publisher's Weekly, August 2009. Kirkus Starred, August 2009. New York Times, December 2009. Horn Book, April 2010. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2009.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.