TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schlitz,Laura Amy
TI  - Splendors and glooms
SN  - 9780763653804 (trade)
AV  - PZ7.S347145 Spl 2012
U1  - [Fic] 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Somerville, Mass.
PB  - Candlewick Press
KW  - Puppets
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Orphans
KW  - Kidnapping
KW  - Witches
KW  - Blessing and cursing
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Puppets and puppet plays
KW  - sears
KW  - Magic
KW  - JUVENILE FICTION / Toys, Dolls, Puppets
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - London (England)
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Victoria, 1837-1901
N1  - School Library Journal starred, August 2012; Booklist starred, June 2012; Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, October 2012; Pub Weekly, July 2012; Kirkus Starred, June 2012; New York Times, September 2012; Horn Book, September 2012; Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2012; 5.1; Follett Library Resources; 5-8; Follett Library Resources
N2  - 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
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