Bibliograph

Splendors and glooms, Laura Amy Schlitz

Type

Label

Splendors and glooms, Laura Amy Schlitz

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Middle School

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 10-14

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Splendors and glooms

Oclc number

774490795

Responsibility statement

Laura Amy Schlitz

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, 5.1.

Summary

The master puppeteer, Gaspare Grisini, is so expert at manipulating his stringed puppets that they appear alive. Clara Wintermute, the only child of a wealthy doctor, is spellbound by Grisini's act and invites him to entertain at her birthday party. Seeing his chance to make a fortune, Grisini accepts and makes a splendidly gaudy entrance with caravan, puppets, and his two orphaned assistants. Lizzie Rose and Parsefall are dazzled by the Wintermute home. Clara seems to have everything they lack -- adoring parents, warmth, and plenty to eat. In fact, Clara's life is shadowed by grief, guilt, and secrets. When Clara vanishes that night, suspicion of kidnapping falls upon the puppeteer and, by association, Lizzie Rose and Parsefall. As they seek to puzzle out Clara's whereabouts, Lizzie and Parse uncover Grisini's criminal past and wake up to his evil intentions. Fleeing London, they find themselves caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it's too late

Target audience

pre adolescent

resource.variantTitle

Splendors & glooms

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