Splendors and glooms

Description:

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.

subjects: Puppets,  Kidnapping,  Blessing and cursing,  Orphans,  Fiction,  JUVENILE FICTION / Toys, Dolls, Puppets,  Witches,  History,  Juvenile fiction,  Birthdays,  Toys, Dolls, Puppets,  NEW LIST 20120930,  Friendship in children,  Good and evil,  nyt:childrens-middle-grade=2013-02-17,  New York Times bestseller,  Historical fiction,  fantasy fiction,  Newbery Honor,  Magic,  Puppets and puppet plays,  Children's fiction,  Puppets, fiction,  Kidnapping, fiction,  Witches, fiction,  London (england), history, fiction,  Great britain, history, 19th century, fiction,  Orphans, fiction,  award:Newbery_award

Places: Great Britain,  London (England)

Times: 19th century,  Victoria, 1837-1901