Secrets at sea
Helena is big-sister mouse to three younger siblings, living a snug and well-fed life within the ancient walls of the Cranston family home. When the Cranston humans decide to sail away to England to find a husband for one of their daughters, the Cranston mice stow away in the name of family solidari...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
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2012.
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| Edition: | Unabridged. |
| Series: | Secrets at Sea.
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| Summary: | Helena is big-sister mouse to three younger siblings, living a snug and well-fed life within the ancient walls of the Cranston family home. When the Cranston humans decide to sail away to England to find a husband for one of their daughters, the Cranston mice stow away in the name of family solidarity. And so begins the scamper of their lives as Helena, her siblings, and their humans set sail on a life-changing voyage into the great world of titled humans . . . and titled mice, and surprise endings for all. The masterful Richard Peck brings all of his talents to this tale of two branches of an American family, set on the eve of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee. There are plenty of laughs and thrills, and of course there's a ship's cat too. Will our Cranston heroes squeak by, or will they go entirely overboard? |
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| Item Description: | Unabridged. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (3 audio files) : digital |
| Playing Time: | 03:44:52 |
| Format: | Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 105565 KB). |
| Audience: | Text Difficulty K - Text Difficulty 3 MG/Middle grades (4th-8th) 600 4.2 |
| ISBN: | 9780307968296 |
| Author Notes: | He stopped teaching in 1971 to write a novel. His first book, Don't Look and It Won't Hurt, was published in 1972 and was adapted as the 1992 film Gas Food Lodging. He wrote more than 40 books for both adults and young adults including Amanda/Miranda, Those Summer Girls I Never Met, The River Between Us, A Long Way from Chicago, A Season of Gifts, The Teacher's Funeral, Fair Weather, Here Lies the Librarian, On the Wings of Heroes, and The Best Man. A Year down Yonder won the Newbery Medal in 2001 and Are You in the House Alone? won an Edgar Award. The Ghost Belonged to Me was adapted into the film Child of Glass. He received the MAE Award in 1990 and the National Humanities Medal in 2002. He died following a long battle with cancer on May 23, 2018 at the age of 84. (Bowker Author Biography) |
