Maddison,
Kate. The
Incredible Charlotte Sycamore. Holiday House 2013 282p
$17.95
ISBN 978-0-8234-2737-6 ms/jr Steampunk VG-BN
Charlotte, 16-year-old daughter of the
royal surgeon, prefers sword fighting and playing Robin Hood to the poor
instead of her pre-arranged marriage. Some friends help her solve the
mysterious rabies outbreak and mechanical dog attacks in order to save Queen
Victoria.
This is a fast-paced steampunk novel
set in Victorian England. Charlotte is beloved by the staff and Queen Victoria herself. She loves to tinker and create things in the
Engineering Hall. This adventurous attitude gets her and her friends (Benjamin
from the stable, and Jillian and Peter from carriage cleaning) mauled by
mechanical rabid dogs one evening during their explorations, and Jillian and
Peter are
infected with rabies. The rest of the story relates how Charlotte and Benjamin
help their friends; finds them wanted by the
authorities for treason, and other unexpected events.
Readers will enjoy this humorous novel as they get an insight into the world of Victorian England, when girls were not educated and marriages were arranged.
Apparently any girl with a little creativity could get what she wanted just fine!
Queen Victoria-Fiction --Linda
McNeil
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