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Keeping the castle a tale of romance, riches, and real estate

In order to support her family and maintain their ancient castle in Lesser Hoo, seventeen-year-old Althea bears the burden of finding a wealthy suitor who can remedy their financial problems.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kindl, Patrice
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Viking, 2012.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Social classes > Young adult fiction. Courtship > Young adult fiction. Castles > Young adult fiction. England > Social life and customs > 19th century > Young adult fiction. Great Britain > History > 1789-1820 > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:	In order to support her family and maintain their ancient castle in Lesser Hoo, seventeen-year-old Althea bears the burden of finding a wealthy suitor who can remedy their financial problems.
Physical Description:	261 p. ; 19 cm.
ISBN:	9780670014385 (hbk.) 0670014389 (hbk.)
Author Notes:	Patrice Kindl (www.patricekindl.com) is the author of Owl in Love and Goose Chase as well as other award-winning novels. She has shared her 1830's home in a small village in rural upstate New York with a wide variety of creatures- a son, monkeys (she trained them to be aides to quadriplegics), birds, cats, dogs and hamsters. Her current household contains a singing, dancing, talking parrot, a faithful little black and brown dog, an old tiger cat and a very tolerant husband.