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57th out of 102 books
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96 voters
Master Cornhill
Victim of both the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London, a homeless, penniless eleven-year-old must decide what direction his life should take.
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
May 5th 1987
by Puffin
(first published 1973)
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Loved, loved, loved historical fiction when I was younger. This is one of the books that I read and reread several times. Eloise Jarvis McGraw wrote great books for young adults, and a couple of my favourite novels as a kid were written by her. This was one of the books that inspired my fascination for English history, and although it's set in the later 1600s, it inspired an interest in the Elizabethan era and the culture of that time period. Highly recommended!
I had to read this for school and it's the sole reason I know and care about the London fire in 1666. It's excellent.
I learned so much about the plague, orphans, the Great London Fire and really enjoyed this story.
WOnderful historical fiction. This is one of my favorite authors for young people.
May 28, 2011
Michaela
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really good. its about a little boy during the great plague in london around the 1800's.
Dec 01, 2009
Hannah
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Imagen being called Cornhill....wow...sad
I love Eloise Jarvis McGraw!
I read this book when I was 11 years old. It's a good book to read when learning/studying about the time period of the Black Plague.
The most recent book I am reading to Clara. I don't remember reading this one before.
One of our favorite authors! Great characters and an interesting depiction of life in London before the great fire.
Loved this story!! Am going to be reading it to my little sister ASAP :)
Riveting read. I enjoyed the characters a lot. Great way to learn history!
Exciting, interesting. I learned about history I didn't know.
This is what I'm reading to my kids right now. It takes place directly before and during the Great Fire of London in 1665. It is an interesting way to learn about life in England in days gone by.
This book was about a boy returning to London after the plague to only watch it be destroyed by fire. Good historical fiction.
Fun story for pre-teens! Centers are the Great Fire of London (is that what it's called?).
Jun 18, 2013
Jasmine
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Eloise Jarvis McGraw was an author of children's books. She was awarded the Newbery Honor three times in three different decades, for her novels Moccasin Trail (1952), The Golden Goblet (1962), and The Moorchild (1997). A Really Weird Summer (1977) won an Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery from the Mystery Writers of America. McGraw had a very strong interest in history, and among the many book...more
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