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313 pp.
| Atheneum |
May, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-9007-9$16.99
(3)
YA
Clever Agnes Wilkins longs for adventure and romance. But it's 1815 London, and a social debut followed quickly by marriage seems to be her lot in life--until an unexpected discovery gives Agnes more adventure than she'd bargained for. Broadly reminiscent of Lloyd Alexander's Vesper Holly mysteries, the novel throws in some gender-role questioning along with its action and intrigue.