Bibliography: Eagland, Jane. (September 2010). Wildthorn. New York: Houghton Mifflin Children’s Books. ISBN: 9780547370170 Plot Summary: 17 year old Louisa Cosgrove wants nothing more than to study to become a doctor, a rare choice for a woman in Victorian England. When her father, her main supporter, becomes ill and dies, she resigns herself to becoming [...]
Bibliography: Lee, Y.S. (2010). The Agency Book 2: The Body at the Tower. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press. ISBN: Plot Summary: On her second case for the Agency, Mary Quinn finds herself in the seamy side of Victorian London, pretending to be a boy while she spies on the construction site of the clock tower of [...]
Bibliography: Baratz-Logsted, Lauren. (2010). The Education of Bet. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN: 978-0547223087 Plot Summary: In 19th century England, Bet and Will, childhood friends though she is a daughter of a maid and he the son of wealthy family, concoct a plan so both can get what they want. Bet, an education, and [...]
As mentioned briefly here, I am joining Amber at The Literary Wife in an informal reading challenge of sorts as we read and blog our way through the top 100 children’s books as voted on by readers of Elizabeth Bird’s A Fuse #8 Production. Dahl, Roald. (1983). The Witches. New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux. [...]
Bibliography: Lee, Y.S. (2010, March). The Agency 1: A Spy in the House. Somerville, MA: 9780763640675 Plot Summary: Thief and housebreaker Mary Quinn is rescued from Old Bailey and educated at Miss Scrimshaw’s Academy for Girls for a chance at a better life. She tries her hand at several careers but is bored and uninspired. [...]
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