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Aiken,
Joan.
MIDNIGHT IS A PLACE
New York : Houghton Mifflin,
1974
IL 5-8, RL 7.6
ISBN 0618196269
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in the mysterious Midnight Court, Lucas Bell is a lonely orphan.
His guardian is the evil Sir Randolph Grimsby. When things are looking
intolerable, a young girl arrives at the mansion. Anna Marie is spoiled
rotten and not friendly at all. After a fire at the mansion, Lucas
and Anna Marie are forced out onto the streets, penniless and with no hope.
If you have enjoyed the Lemony Snicket books, give this one a try.
You might just be surprised. |
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SUBJECTS:
Teenage boys -- Fiction.
Homeless persons -- Fiction.
England -- Fiction.
England -- Economic conditions -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Historical fiction. |
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