The Puppeteer's Apprentice
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Mouse works in the scullery at Dunston Manor, peeling onions, stirring the pots, sweeping the floors, and doing her best not to get into trouble with the fractious cook. Alone at night in the dark corner she calls home, she wishes for something wondrous to happen and dreams of a better life. But what chance does she have, a girl born with nothing, not even a proper name?Then Mouse sees a puppet play and knows at once what she must do. Somehow she must learn to make the puppets dance. Somehow she must become the puppeteer's apprentice. But the puppeteer is harboring some uncomfortable secrets, and Mouse doesn't know whether she has the courage it takes to fulfill her dreams.How Mouse finds her place in the world, and a very special name, is the heart of this thoroughly absorbing and remarkable story set in medieval England.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0689844247
ISBN13:9780689844249
Release Date:April 2003
Publisher:Margaret K. McElderry Books
Length:185 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.3" x 7.5"
Age Range:8 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 3 to 7
Customer Reviews
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A Good Read for the Family
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
We read this story aloud as a family, and really enjoyed it. It's about an orphan girl named Mouse who runs away from her life as a servant. After seeing a puppet show at the fair, she wants to learn how to make the puppets dance. She stows away on the mysterious puppeteer's wagon. After a rough beginning, the two become friends as they travel through Medieval England. It was an enjoyable read, although there was an unnececary description at the beggining that we could have lived without. But there aren't a lot of stories about little girls in the Middle Ages, and this is certainly better than Catherine Called Birdie. In short, it was very, very good.
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