“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.Author: Laura Amy Schlitz
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 12/26/2017
Pages: 400
Weight: 1lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.90w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780763694494
Language: English
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