Alchemy and Meggy Swann
Alchemy and Meggy Swann
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Alchemy and Meggy Swann

Written by Karen Cushman
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8 - 12
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Nov 24, 2020
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Fans of Karen Cushman’s witty novels will welcome Meggy Swann, newly come to London with her only friend, a goose named Louise. Meggy’s mother was glad to be rid of her; her father, who sent for her, doesn’t want her after all. Meggy is appalled by London, dirty and noisy, full of rogues and thieves, and difficult to get around in—not that getting around is ever easy for someone who walks with the help of two sticks. Just as her alchemist father pursues his great work of transforming base metal into gold, Meggy finds herself pursuing her own transformation. Elizabethan London has its dark side, but it also has gifts in store for Meggy Swann.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780358097495
    Publication Date
    November 24, 2020
    Publisher
    Clarion Books
    Page Count
    176
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years

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