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Gr 6-8 Rosalind Archer, 14, has led a simple life in the Elizabethan countryside. However, when her merchant father is imprisoned for practicing the forbidden Catholic faith, she and her younger brother Robin make their way to London to find him, hoping to gain his release. They lose their money to clever thieves, and, discovering that the friends they -ve been told to turn to have also been arrested, they are desperate for food and shelter. Enter Christopher Marlowe, playwright extraordinaire, brusque of manner but generous of heart. He offers...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

When her father is arrested for being a Catholic, fourteen-year-old Rosalind escapes to London with her younger brother Robin in this historical novel set in 1592. The help they hoped to receive from other secret Catholics is not forthcoming, and they find themselves nearly penniless and on the streets. A chance encounter with the playwright Christopher Marlowe results in an apprenticeship at the Rose for...Log In or Sign Up to Read More