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Author:

Schlitz, Laura Amy, author.

Title:

Splendors and glooms / Laura Amy Schlitz.

Edition:

First paperback edition.

Publisher:

Candlewick Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

xii, 384 pages ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Puppets--Juvenile fiction.
Orphans--Juvenile fiction.
Kidnapping--Juvenile fiction.
Witches--Juvenile fiction.
Blessing and cursing--Juvenile fiction.
London (England)--History--19th century--Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901--Juvenile fiction.
Puppets--Fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.
Kidnapping--Fiction.
Witches--Fiction.
Blessing and cursing--Fiction.
London (England)--History--19th century--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901--Fiction.

Notes:

Originally published in hardcover by Candlewick Press in 2012.

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.

Series:

Newbery Honor Book ; 2013.

ISBN:

9780763669263 (paperback)
0763669261 (paperback)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)852457537

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)