Splendors And Glooms

ôA brooding, Dickensian novel with a touch of fantasy and a glimmer of hope. . . . As mysterious and timeless as a fairy tale.ö ù Booklist (starred review) Laura Amy SchlitzÆs Newbery Honorûwinning Victorian gothic is a rich banquet of dark comedy, scorching magic, and bewitching storytelling. Clara Wintermute, the only child of a wealthy doctor, invites master puppeteer Grisini to entertain at her birthday party. When Clara vanishes that night, suspicion falls upon the puppeteer and his orphaned assistants. The three children ù two penniless waifs and one pampered heiress ù have been caught in a trap set by GrisiniÆs ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance sheÆs determined to shed before itÆs too late.

• • Author: Laura Amy Schlitz
• • Publisher: Candlewick
• • Publication Date: Dec 26, 2017
• • Number of Pages: 400 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback/Juvenile Fiction
• • ISBN-10: 0763694495
• • ISBN-13: 9780763694494