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Shadows in the glasshouse

While working as an indentured servant for a Jamestown glassmaker in 1621, twelve-year-old Merry uncovers a case of sabotage.

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Main Author: McDonald, Megan
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Middleton, WI : Pleasant Company Publications, 2000.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:History mysteries ; 10
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Jamestown (Va.) > History > Juvenile fiction.
Virginia > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > Juvenile fiction.
Mystery fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:While working as an indentured servant for a Jamestown glassmaker in 1621, twelve-year-old Merry uncovers a case of sabotage.
Item Description:"American girl."
Physical Description:131 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:1584850930
Author Notes:Megan McDonald was born February 28, 1959, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She grew up in the 1960s the youngest of five girls - which later became the inspiration of the Sister's Club. She attended Oberlin College and received a B.A. in English, then she went on to receive a Library Science degree at Pittsburgh University in 1986. Before becoming a full-time writer, McDonald had a variety of jobs working in libraries, bookstores, museums, and even as a park ranger.She was children's librarian, working at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Minneapolis Public Library and Adams Memorial Library in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. She has received various awards for her storytelling including a Judy Blume Contemporary Fiction Award, a Children's Choice Book award, and a Keystone State Award among others. McDonald has also written many picture books for younger children and continues to write. Her most recent work was the "Julie Albright" series of books for the American public. She currently resides in Sebastopol, California with her husband and pets.

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