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279 pp.
| Simon |
September, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4424-9058-1$16.99
(3)
4-6
Apparent orphan Sophie, on the run with her unconventional guardian Charles, meets a band of children who live on Paris's rooftops to avoid orphanages. Though this nineteenth-century yarn has no magical elements, its whimsy, insistence that one "never ignore a possible," and even its circular spot art give it a fantastical aura. Spoiler: Sophie is less alone than she thought.