A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780763629304)

"People throw the word 'classic' about a lot, but A Drowned Maiden's Hair genuinely deserves to become one." -- Wall Street Journal

Maud Flynn is known at the orphanage for her impertinence, so when the charming Miss Hyacinth and her sister choose Maud to take home with them, the girl is as baffled as anyone. It seems the sisters need Maud to help stage elaborate s ances for bereaved, wealthy patrons. As Maud is drawn deeper into the deception, playing her role as a "secret child," she is torn between her need to please and her growing conscience - until a shocking betrayal makes clear just how heartless her so-called guardians are. Filled with tantalizing details of turn-of-the-century spiritualism and page-turning suspense, this lively historical novel features a winning heroine whom readers will not soon forget.

Author: Laura Amy Schlitz
ISBN-10: 0763629308
ISBN-13: 9780763629304
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 09/12/2006
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 7.21h x 6.22w x 1.27d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 108647 / Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama

Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Great Stone Face Book Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Nominee
Award: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Nominee
Award: Cybils - Winner

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 10/01/2006 pg. 170
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2006 pg. 144 - Book Of Special Distinction
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2006 pg. 725
Kirkus Review - Children 10/15/2006 pg. 1079
Booklist 12/15/2006 pg. 43
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2007 pg. 532 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2007 pg. 83 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style