| A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama Contributor(s): Schlitz, Laura Amy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763629308 ISBN-13: 9780763629304 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2006 Annotation: A feisty orphan is taken in by a band of phony spiritualists in this intriguing, engaging novel. Maud Flynn is known at the orphanage for her impertinence, so when the charming Miss Hyacinth and her sister choose Maud to take home with them, the girl is as baffled as anyone. It seems the sisters need Maud to help stage elaborate se ances for bereaved, wealthy patrons. As Maud is drawn deeper into the deception, playing her role as a " secret child, " she is torn between her need to please and her growing conscience -- until a shocking betrayal makes clear just how heartless her so-called guardians are. Filled with tantalizing details of turn-of-the-century spiritualism and page-turning suspense, this lively historical novel features a winning heroine whom readers will not soon forget. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Ghost Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LCCN: 2006049056 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age Level: 10-UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grade Level: 5-UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lexile Measure: 690(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Physical Information: 1.27" H x 6.22" W x 7.21" L (1.08 lbs) 400 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-8, 2009 Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award, Nominee, Children's, 2008 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's, 2008 Great Stone Face Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-6, 2007 Cybils, Winner, Middle Grade Fiction, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Review Citations: School Library Journal 10/01/2006 pg. 170 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2006 pg. 144 - Book Of Special Distinction Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2006 pg. 725 Kirkus Review - Children 10/15/2006 pg. 1079 Booklist 12/15/2006 pg. 43 Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2007 pg. 532 - Recommended - Better Than Most Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2007 pg. 83 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Quiz #: 108647 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
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| Publisher Description: "People throw the word 'classic' about a lot, but A Drowned Maiden's Hair genuinely deserves to become one." -- Wall Street Journal Maud Flynn is known at the orphanage for her impertinence, so when the charming Miss Hyacinth and her sister choose Maud to take home with them, the girl is as baffled as anyone. It seems the sisters need Maud to help stage elaborate s ances for bereaved, wealthy patrons. As Maud is drawn deeper into the deception, playing her role as a "secret child," she is torn between her need to please and her growing conscience - until a shocking betrayal makes clear just how heartless her so-called guardians are. Filled with tantalizing details of turn-of-the-century spiritualism and page-turning suspense, this lively historical novel features a winning heroine whom readers will not soon forget. |
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