false <![CDATA[Ivy]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175294829m/502777.jpg 502777 7 The only beautiful thing in Ivy's drab life is her glorious red hair. At a young age, her locks made her the target of Carroty Kate, a 'skinner'. She recruited Ivy to help her coax wealthy children away from their nannies so that she could strip them of their clothes - clothes worth a fortune in the markets of Petticoat Lane. It is years before Ivy escapes and finds her way back to her in-laws. Once there, she finds respite in laudanum. But before she can settle into a stupor and forget the terrible things she has done, Ivy is spotted by a wealthy pre-Raphaelite painter. Oscar Fosdick needs a muse (until now he has had to use his domineering mother as a model, something not conducive to producing his best work, he finds). To him, Ivy is perfect, a stunner. Realising quickly that this painter has more money than sense, Ivy's in-laws order her to sit for him, and to do anything else he demands. But not everyone is happy. Oscar's mother is determined to get rid of Ivy. Oscar's famous neighbour is determined to paint her. Carroty Kate is determined to find her, and Ivy herself is determined to escape . . . 490847 book 4 5 2006 Ivy total:206|5:33|4:62|3:64|2:37|1:10| 206 689 461 56 5 0 false false Thu Dec 11 15:07:47 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 15:12:07 -0800 2008
Ivy's life isn't exactly picturesque. At a very young age, she is orphaned and forced to live with her aunt, uncle, and cousins, who really can't afford to support another child. Once old enough, she is sent to school, but doesn't even last the whole...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 23:50:29 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 13:53:15 -0700 2009 I've grown tired of the book I've been trying AND TRYING to read: Bitten - and I left the new Mortal Instruments book somewhere so I'm going to try this! The cover summary reminds me of the Gemma Doyle trilogy. Mysterious, supernatural/magic, nineteeth century England. ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 18:43:26 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 08:17:51 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 12:06:41 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 21:39:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 12:18:27 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 12:01:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 15:13:24 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 15:18:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 17 07:43:30 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 14:38:04 -0700 2009 1. The main character is poor & remains poor. I haven't read too many YA books (except, of course, the one I read just the other day--How To Be Bad) where the main character is poor & illiterate. The time of the ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 21 18:14:25 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 18:14:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 21:08:20 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 16:00:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 09:05:47 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 18:38:57 -0700 2009 Characters: 7/10
Plot: 9/10
Ending: 5/10
Engaging: 3/10
Originality: 8/10
Historical setting: 10/10
Overall: 5/10

Ivy's life had not been all roses. Orphaned at a young age, with striking red hair, she had led a miserable childhood from a f...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Feb 03 10:48:08 -0800 2009 Sat May 02 12:11:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jan 31 20:16:50 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 30 19:43:03 -0700 2009 1x more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 10:49:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 10:49:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 30 19:53:53 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 19:54:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 10:19:21 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 13:25:00 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 17:14:07 -0800 2009 Tue Aug 04 11:00:59 -0700 2009
When she is noticed by an artist for her rar...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Aug 02 16:41:55 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 06:36:58 -0700 2009 Ivy has a head of great red hair and a disarming charm. An orphan that gets lost only to find herself being used to advance the cause of a band of "skinners" who take clothes off the rich to sell on petticoat alley. When Ivy becomes a bit too spunky, they start putti...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 03 10:39:22 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 10:46:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 14:40:09 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 18:12:26 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Apr 15 11:36:27 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 11:36:27 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=502777