Author

Publication

2009 - Thorndike Press, Waterville, Me, Maine

Language

English

Word Count

64,750 words, Guess

Page Count

259 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101410419916
  • ISBN-139781410419910
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009030315
  • Open LibraryOL24062071M

Classifications

  • DDC823/.914
  • LCCPR6066.E693 C473 2009

Description

Three days before Christmas, in the freezing slums of London's East End, thirteen-year-old Gracie Phipps encounters Minnie Maude Mudway, who is eight, alone, and determined to find her friend Charlie. Charlie is a donkey who belonged to Minnie Maude's Uncle Alf. The day before, someone murdered Uncle Alf and made off with his rag-and-bones cart and the beloved beast who pulled it. Minnie Maud means to rescue Charlie, and Grace decides to help. In the cart were not just the usual bits of worn silver and china but also a dazzling golden box. What its contents may have been no one can say, for it too has vanished.

Subjects

Topics

FictionPoor childrenLarge type booksCity and town lifeEast End (London, England) -- FictionPoor children -- England -- London -- FictionCity and town life -- England -- London -- Fiction

Genres

  • Fiction

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