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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2010
Gr 6-8 Nineteenth-century London was a dangerous place for children; some were stolen from their families and forced to work in dreadful factories. Young Meg Pickel is not one of these unfortunates; she has a safe home and a loving family, but her teenage brother disappeared six months earlier, and their widowed father appears to have given up hope of finding him. The Pickels are not without resources; their dear friend is the world-famous novelist Charles Dickens, and he joins forces ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
"It was time to stop waiting for Orion's return...It was time to go after him." Meg's older brother has been missing for ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More