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From riches to rags, Milena is growing up in the city of Prague at the turn of the 20th century. Her parents' once prosperous theater lies in disrepair, and her life seems to be in ruins since the fateful night her father died in a tragic accident and her beautiful, talented mother went missing. Milena has never lost hope that her mother will come back. The day she meets the flamboyant Puppet Master and his menacing twin proteges, Zdenko and Zdenka, under the shadow of Prague's famous Astronomical Clock in the Old Town square, is, coincidentally, the date of her mother's birthday. It's also the day Milena's grandmother chooses to reveal to her the story of her ancestors—and of her legacy. Perhaps it's not such a coincidence? Joanne Owen's debut novel, long-listed for the Carnegie Medal, skillfully mingles the legends of Bohemia in a story rich in the traditions of circus, theater, and magic, all set in a city waiting to lay bare a myriad of secrets.
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Joanne Owen works in children's bookselling and publishing ever since. Puppet Master is her first novel.
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Part historical fiction, part fantastical nightmare, this haunting debut, set in 1899 Prague, celebrates the city's rich folklore and long tradition of puppetry. On the same day that Milena's father, a renowned puppeteer, fell to his death, her mother vanished. In Old Town Square, Milena encounters a traveling puppeteer and his menacing protégés, who are identical twins, and as the story changes perspective between the Puppet Master and Milena, readers will quickly realize that the sinister newcomer is responsible not only for loved ones who have disappeared but also for a ghoulish plot to control the city. Illustrated with creative, mood-setting spot art, the book includes frequent chapters of Bohemian stories, which are printed on pages resembling leaves of an antique book. A map would have been welcome, but an appended glossary and cultural notes offer background on names and places. The blend of terror, macabre theater, magic, lore, and fin de siècle setting creates an unusual, captivating adventure that, like many old Czech legends, celebrates strong women and their power to rescue entire lands. Grades 4-8. --Gillian Engberg
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- PublisherOrion Children's Books
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1842555847
- ISBN 13 9781842555842
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages232
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