Splendors and Glooms - Laura Amy Schlitz • BookLikes (ISBN:9780763653804)

Splendors and Glooms

by: Laura Amy Schlitz (author)

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Laura Amy Schlitz,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Candlewick Press on 08-28-2012

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Format: Textbook

ASIN: 9780763653804

Publish date: 28-08-2012

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Edition language: English

Category:

Fantasy, Young Adult, Magic, Childrens, Juvenile, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Mystery, Fiction, Historical

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kvela rated it

11 years ago

http://kvela.booklikes.com kvela 4.5 Splendors and Glooms

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A Newbery Honor winner book set in the Victorian Era. The streets, smells, sounds and dangers of London come to life through Schlitz’s use of imagery. Schlitz’s writes a novel that is pieced together by the retelling of the different character’s lives. Fate, mystery, and magic bring together thre...

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Ruby rated it

12 years ago

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There's a good story in there somewhere but it was just so sloooow.

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Bibliophilic Monologues rated it

12 years ago

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Such an amazing book. Put it on your lists! Read it! Review soon.

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julieharrison rated it

12 years ago

http://julieharrison.booklikes.com julieharrison 5.0 Splendors and Glooms

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I loved this book. It's spooky and dark, and reminded me of "Night Circus" by Morgenstern. The different character's perspectives are pieced together so masterfully. It's long, but never gets boring. The children depicted are imperfect and real, and the adult character of Madama is particularly comp...

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