Splendors and Glooms Contributor(s): Schlitz, Laura Amy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763653802 ISBN-13: 9780763653804 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: August 2012 |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Horror - Juvenile Fiction | Toys, Dolls & Puppets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2011048366 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 9-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 4-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 670(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.5" W x 8.9" L (1.40 lbs) 400 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Middle Grades, 2015 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Ten to Fourteen, 2013 Volunteer State Book Awards, Nominee, Middle School, 2014 Newbery Medal, Honor Book, Children's, 2013 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up), Gold Medal Winner, Fiction, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Booklist 06/01/2012 pg. 78 Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2012 Publishers Weekly 07/02/2012 pg. 68 School Library Journal 08/01/2012 pg. 111 Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2012 pg. 104 Shelf Awareness 09/04/2012 New York Times Book Review 09/16/2012 pg. 17 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2012 - Book Of Special Distinction New York Times Book Review 09/23/2012 pg. 22 Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2012 - Recommended - Hard To Beat Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2012 pg. 76 NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/02/2012 pg. 33 SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2012 pg. 33 Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2013 pg. 13 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 - Superior,Well Above Average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 153476 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
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Publisher Description: Newbery Medalist Laura Amy Schlitz brings her sorcery to a Victorian gothic thriller -- an enthralling, darkly comic tale that would do Dickens proud. The master puppeteer, Gaspare Grisini, is so expert at manipulating his stringed puppets that they appear alive. Clara Wintermute, the only child of a wealthy doctor, is spellbound by Grisini's act and invites him to entertain at her birthday party. Seeing his chance to make a fortune, Grisini accepts and makes a splendidly gaudy entrance with caravan, puppets, and his two orphaned assistants. Lizzie Rose and Parsefall are dazzled by the Wintermute home. Clara seems to have everything they lack -- adoring parents, warmth, and plenty to eat. In fact, Clara's life is shadowed by grief, guilt, and secrets. When Clara vanishes that night, suspicion of kidnapping falls upon the puppeteer and, by association, Lizzie Rose and Parsefall. As they seek to puzzle out Clara's whereabouts, Lizzie and Parse uncover Grisini's criminal past and wake up to his evil intentions. Fleeing London, they find themselves caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it's too late. Newbery Medal winner Laura Amy Schlitz's Victorian gothic is a rich banquet of dark comedy, scorching magic, and the brilliant and bewitching storytelling that is her trademark. |
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