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Secrets at Sea
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Secrets at Sea Paperback - 2012

by Richard Peck

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In 1887, the nouveau riche Cranstons voyage from New York to London, secretly accompanied by Helena and her mouse siblings, for whom the journey is both terrifying and wondrous, in this story by a Newbery Medal-winning author.

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Details

  • Title Secrets at Sea
  • Author Richard Peck
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition UsedGood
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Puffin Books, New York, New York
  • Date 2012-10-11
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 31UI56001T7D_ns
  • ISBN 9780142421833 / 0142421839
  • Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.7 x 5 x 0.8 in (19.56 x 12.70 x 2.03 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 600
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Topical: Family
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Summary

The adorable tale of a family of mice stowaways on an adventurous ship's journey

In the beloved tradition of The Borrowers, The Tale of Despereaux, and The Cricket in Times Square, here is an irresistible adventure story about the tiny creatures who secretly live among us humans, as only Newbery Medal winner Richard Peck could imagine it. Set on a grand cruise ship to England in 1887, this beautifully illustrated tale of a charming family of mice is full of laughs, near misses, and surprises. Multiple-award-winning author Richard Peck at his best and most playful!

From the publisher

Richard Peck lives in New York City. His extensive list of honors includes the Newbery Medal, the Edgar Award, the Margaret A. Edwards Award, and the National Humanities Medal. He has twice been a finalist for the National Book Award.

About the author

RICHARD PECK (1934-2018) was born in Decatur, Illinois and lived in New York City for nearly 50 years. The acclaimed author of 35 novels for children and young adults, he won the Newbery Medal for A Year Down Yonder, a Newbery Honor for A Long Way from Chicago, the Scott O'Dell Award for The River Between Us, the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Are You in the House Alone?, a Boston Globe-Horn BookAward Honor for The Best Man, and the Christopher Medal for The Teacher's Funeral. He was the first children's author ever to have been awarded a National Humanities Medal, and was twice a National Book Award Finalist.

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