Peck, Richard
Secrets at sea Richard Peck ; illustrated by Kelly Murphy - New York Puffin Books 2012. - 238 pages illustrations ; 20 cm
"First published in the U.S. by Dial Books for Young Readers, 2011." Includes an excerpt from the author's "A Long way from Chicago."
In 1887, the social-climbing Cranstons voyage from New York to London, where they hope to find a husband for their awkward older daughter, secretly accompanied by Helena and her mouse siblings, for whom the journey is both terrifying and wondrous as they meet an array of titled humans despite their best efforts at remaining hidden.
600L
9780142421833 0142421839
9780142421833
Human-animal relationships
Adventure and adventurers
Mice
Ocean travel
Social classes
Brothers and sisters
Atlantic Ocean--History--19th century
Atlantic Ocean.
jPec 17
Secrets at sea Richard Peck ; illustrated by Kelly Murphy - New York Puffin Books 2012. - 238 pages illustrations ; 20 cm
"First published in the U.S. by Dial Books for Young Readers, 2011." Includes an excerpt from the author's "A Long way from Chicago."
In 1887, the social-climbing Cranstons voyage from New York to London, where they hope to find a husband for their awkward older daughter, secretly accompanied by Helena and her mouse siblings, for whom the journey is both terrifying and wondrous as they meet an array of titled humans despite their best efforts at remaining hidden.
600L
9780142421833 0142421839
9780142421833
Human-animal relationships
Adventure and adventurers
Mice
Ocean travel
Social classes
Brothers and sisters
Atlantic Ocean--History--19th century
Atlantic Ocean.
jPec 17