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Mir
Jul 06, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: ya, younger
Maud is a not-so-well-behaved orphan. In 1909 two elderly sisters come to the orphanage looking for a little girl to adopt. They choose Maud, not for her looks, manners, or virtues, but because she is small for her age and can sing. As soon as they have taken her away from the orphanage the sisters tell her she will not be going to school but will be their "secret child" and must hide upstairs and let no one know she lives with them. Maud is desperate to have a home, and hopes that if she is goo ...more
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GraceAnne
Nov 16, 2011 rated it really liked it
A most excellent melodrama indeed. And it had a carousel. (I love carousels.)
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Carmine
Jul 31, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: juvenile-fiction, historical-fiction, mystery
Maud thought she was saved from the Barbary Asylum for Orphans when she was adopted by the wealthy Hawthorne sisters. But their are neither as kind or wealthy as they first seem and Maud is drawn in to their shady dealings as fraudlent mediums who pray on distraught rich people through their sham seances. Fabulous characters, wonderful story. Great one to pair with Avi's Seer of Shadows for an extended look at the spiritulism craze in America. ...more
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CLM
Nov 14, 2007 rated it really liked it
Shelves: historicalfiction, childrensbooks
My 10 year old niece and I both enjoyed this story of an outspoken orphan (is there any other kind?) yearning for a place where she can belong.
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Cindy
Oct 27, 2007 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Picked up for no other reason than I loved the cover and was pleasantly surprised by a well written and exciting story.
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Jo
Sep 22, 2007 rated it liked it
Shelves: youth, history
It is a new twist on the orphan gets adopted theme, but parts just did not hold me. Nice ending.
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Anna Gaffey
Apr 22, 2007 rated it really liked it
Shelves: loved
Ginny Messina
Aug 30, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: young-adult
Debbi
Aug 31, 2007 marked it as to-read
Clarissa
Sep 17, 2007 rated it really liked it
Becca Boland
Dec 05, 2007 marked it as to-read
Jess
Jan 31, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: historical-fiction, juv
Susie
Feb 11, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: kids-fiction, historical-fiction
Megan
Apr 11, 2008 rated it really liked it
Katie
Apr 12, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: j-fiction
Grace
Oct 06, 2008 rated it liked it
Shelves: fantasy, supernatural
Magda
Mar 06, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: childrens, historicalfiction
Sarah
Aug 28, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: young-adult, 2009, subc-2009
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Chelle
Sep 06, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Lindsay
May 04, 2020 marked it as to-read
Shoshanah
Aug 24, 2025 marked it as children-s-wish-list
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