Pub Date: June 1, 2002
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 00008854
Lexile Code: 0590
Features: Bibliography, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 10 to 12
Physical Info: 0.60" H x 6.95" L x 4.52" W ( 0.38 lbs) 230 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States 19th Century | Social Themes | Friendship | Religious | Christian General | Girls and Women | Horror | Mysteries and Detective Stories | Boys and Men | Biographical | United States | Prejudice Racism and Colorism
Series: Great Episodes
Description: Inspired by the legend of the "miraculous" staircase in the Chapel of Loretto in Santa Fe, Ann Rinaldi skillfully blends the mystery surrounding the staircase's builder with the daily trials of a spunky 13-year-old girl growing up in the late 1870s.
Brief description:
ANN RINALDI is an award-winning author best known for bringing history vividly to life. A self-made writer and newspaper columnist for twenty-one years, Ms. Rinaldi attributes her interest in history to her son, who enlisted her to take part in historical reenactments up and down the East Coast. She lives with her husband in central New Jersey.
Review Quotes:
"Rinaldi delivers another winning historical novel."--Publishers Weekly