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Velvet

by Mary Hooper
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Velvet is a laundress in a Victorian steam laundry. With both her mother and father dead, she has to rely upon her own wits to make a living. The laundry is scalding, back-breaking work and Velvet is desperate to create a better life for herself. Then Velvet is noticed by Madame Savoya, a famed medium, who asks Velvet to come work for her. Velvet is dazzled at first by the young yet beautifully dressed and bejewelled Madame. But Velvet soon realizes that Madame Savoya is not all that she says she is, and Velvet's very life is in danger . . .
A romantic and thrillingly exciting new novel from an acclaimed and much loved historical writer for teens
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Kindle Book

  • Release date: November 13, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781599909295
  • Release date: November 13, 2012

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781599909295
  • File size: 2234 KB
  • Release date: November 13, 2012
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subjects

Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1000
Text Difficulty:5-7

Velvet is a laundress in a Victorian steam laundry. With both her mother and father dead, she has to rely upon her own wits to make a living. The laundry is scalding, back-breaking work and Velvet is desperate to create a better life for herself. Then Velvet is noticed by Madame Savoya, a famed medium, who asks Velvet to come work for her. Velvet is dazzled at first by the young yet beautifully dressed and bejewelled Madame. But Velvet soon realizes that Madame Savoya is not all that she says she is, and Velvet's very life is in danger . . .
A romantic and thrillingly exciting new novel from an acclaimed and much loved historical writer for teens
Expand title description text
Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature
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