The Secret of the Sealed Room: A Mystery of Young Benjamin Franklin (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781416997603)

Indentured servant Patience Martin lives a hard life in 1721 Boston, but things get even harder when her demanding employer is found dead--in a bedroom locked from the inside. Powerful townsmen accuse Patience's friend, Moll Bacon, of being a witch and the murderer, but with her own future in jeopardy, Patience doesn't know how she can help prove Moll's innocence--until she finds a new friend. Ben Franklin is a clever young printer's apprentice with a fondness for wise aphorisms. Ben risks his own skin to protect Patience, and his cunning and ingenuity are a perfect match for her courage and determination. But will their friendship and teamwork be enough to solve the mystery, clear Moll, and free Patience from a harsh life of servitude?

Author: Bailey MacDonald
ISBN-10: 1416997601
ISBN-13: 9781416997603
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Language: English
Published: 10/05/2010
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.46h x 5.81w x 0.83d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 140359 / Secret of the Sealed Room: A Mystery of Young Benjamin Franklin

Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/01/2010 pg. 61
School Library Journal 01/01/2011 pg. 112
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 76