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Chapter Book · Ages 12–17 · 2008 · Est. 4.5 hour read
The Crimson Thread
By Suzanne Weyn
Part of the Once Upon A Time series
A seamstress's magical gowns come at a steep price: her firstborn child.
3.8/5 Goodreads · 4,772 ratings
207 pages· 46,045 words· Est. 4.5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
In 1880 New York, Bertie, a talented seamstress, faces a dire challenge when her father's boast puts her in a bind. With the help of Ray, a mysterious man with a spinning wheel, she creates gowns that seem spun from gold. But Ray's price for his aid is shocking: her firstborn child. As Bertie navigates this unexpected bargain, she must unravel the truth behind Ray's demand. Can she outwit the man who holds her future in his hands, or will she pay the ultimate price for her family's salvation?
From the publisher
Once upon a Time Is Timeless The year is 1880, and Bertie, having just arrived in New York with her family, is grateful to be given work as a seamstress in the home of textile tycoon J. P. Wellington. When the Wellington family fortune is threatened, Bertie’s father boasts that Bertie will save the business, that she is so skillful she can practically spin straw into gold. Amazingly, in the course of one night, Bertie creates exquisite evening gowns – with the help of Ray Stalls, a man from her tenement who uses an old spinning wheel to create dresses that are woven with crimson thread and look as though they are spun with real gold. Indebted to Ray, Bertie asks how she can repay him. When Ray asks for her firstborn child, Bertie agrees, never dreaming that he is serious….
At a glance
- Format
- Mass Market Paperback
- Pages
- 207
- Words
- 46,045
- Reading age
- 12–17
- Audience
- Young Adult
- Lexile
- ~870L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 5.6
- F&P level
- ~U
- AR points
- 7
- AR interest level
- UG
- AR quiz
- 123409
Publication
- Published
- June 1, 2008
- First published
- June 17, 2008
- Publisher
- Simon Pulse
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781416959434
- LCCN
- 2008922278
- OCLC
- 166386974
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