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Margaret K. McElderry Books, September 2004
Trade Paperback, 192 pages
ISBN-10: 0689844255
ISBN-13: 9780689844256
Grades: 3 - 7
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- Keystone to Reading YA Bk Awrd (PA)
- Land of Enchantment Children's Master List (NM)
- Sasquatch Reading Award Nominee (WA)
- South Carolina Book Award Nominee
- William Allen White Children's Book Award Master List (KS)
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Description
Mouse, a timid orphan growing up in medieval England, has little happiness in the world. But then, when she comes across a puppeteer so talented that he can make the puppets talk and dance as if they were little humans, Mouse realizes that true happiness is within reach -- and the key is learning how to make the puppets dance! What she doesn't realize, however, is just how much she and her prospective mentor have in common‹and how much, one day, they will share.
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Table of ContentsKirkus Reviews, starred review
A must-read.
School Library Journal, starred review
A wonderfully written tale.
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