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Splendors and Glooms
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When Clara vanishes after the puppeteer Grisini and two orphaned assistants were at her twelfth birthday party, suspicion of kidnapping chases the trio away from London and soon the two orphans are caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it is
… More »When Clara vanishes after the puppeteer Grisini and two orphaned assistants were at her twelfth birthday party, suspicion of kidnapping chases the trio away from London and soon the two orphans are caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it is too late.
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Add a SummaryThe witch is dying. The girl is lonely. The children are hungry. Four people unconnected until the puppet master Grisini brings them, in a sense, together. Lizzie Rose and Parsefall are orphans who have lived with the man for years, doing his puppet work with him, received almost nothing in return. When they perform for Clara Wintermute, a rich little girl who requests a performance for her birthday, they are unprepared when the next day policeman come around asking questions. Clara has disappeared and Grisini is under suspicion. When Grisini himself disappears, Lizzie Rose and Parsefall find something that makes Clara's fate seem out of the ordinary. All the more so when they are summoned by a witch to a beautiful distant estate and everyone, even Grisini, is reunited once more for a final showdown.
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Add a NoticeFrightening or Intense Scenes: Nothing graphic, but finding out how Parsefall lost his little finger is horror-rific just the same.
Violence: The villain shares more than a pint of blood by the story's end. He deserves it, but boy is there a lot to be had!
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Add a CommentA fantasy book for older children that offers a well thought out plot, strong characters and a good atmospheric setting. It is a bit on the dark side but it is filled with adventure and danger and is fun to read. A great book for the 10-13 year old reader or anyone still young at heart.
If you like darkish novels then you should read "The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy."
This is definitely my favorite book from 2012. It is dark and beautiful.
If I had a kid standing in front me right now looking at Splendors and Glooms with suspicion I would probably tell them that the book has a witch, an evil puppet master, transformations, a magical amulet, small dogs, orphans, lots of blood, and Yorkshire pudding. Mind you, that description just wans and pales in the presence of Laura Amy Schlitz's latest. This is a book infused with such a heady atmosphere that from page one on you are so thoroughly sucked into the story that the only way to get out is through.