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Full Record Check this checkbox to mark or unmark the current record AUTHOR Schlitz, Laura Amy, 1955-. TITLE Splendors and glooms / Laura Amy Schlitz. IMPRINT Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2012. DESCRIPTION 384 p. ; 23 cm. SUMMARY 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. AWARD Newbery Medal, 2013 (Honour). SUBJECT Blessing and cursing -- Fiction. SUBJECT Kidnapping -- Fiction. SUBJECT Orphans -- Fiction. SUBJECT Puppets -- Fiction. SUBJECT Witches -- Fiction. SUBJECT Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction. SUBJECT London (England) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction. DISCIPLINE English Language. ISBN 9780763653804 (hbk.). Location Call Number Status English Book Collection F SCH Available 在館