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327 pp.
| Scholastic |
September, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-0-545-32786-2$17.99
(2)
YA
Sent by her greedy aunt to commit her uncle to a lunatic asylum, penniless Katharine discovers her eccentric uncle is a mechanical genius. Soon it's clear something bigger is going on than an effort to protect the estate's future. Like Uncle Tulman's fine machinery, the plot's many cogs each have a place in this dense novel written in fluid prose.
Reviewer: Ariel Baker-Gibbs
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2012