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310 pp.
| McElderry |
July, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4424-2990-1$16.99
(2)
4-6
In fifteenth-century Venice, Renzo strives to become a glassmaker's apprentice. His efforts are complicated by the mysterious homeless children whom he secretly shelters in the glassmaker's shop. Inexplicably attended by various birds, they--and their grandmother, imprisoned in the dungeon of the Doge's palace--are threatened with execution as witches. Fletcher spins a tale enriched with vibrant characters and an authentic setting.
Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2013