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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 6–8—Cecily Perryn expects to celebrate the morning of her 13th birthday collecting eggs in the dirty barnyard of Montacute House, where she is in service to Sir Edward Mortain. She doesn't expect to find a jeweled portrait necklace under one of the laying hens or to come to the attention of Viscount Drax Mortain, the master's son. The historical aspects of the story are well researched and firmly rooted in Elizabethan history (Visitors can tour the house and many of the places men...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
In sixteenth-century England, thirteen-year-old Cess embarks on a dangerous journey to save her best friend William, the lates...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
