DEBORAH HOPKINSON has written many award-winning author books for children. Her most recent picture book for Schwartz & Wade Books is Beatrix Potter and the Unfortunate Tale of a Borrowed Guinea Pig. Her most recent historical fiction from Knopf is The Great Trouble, A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel, which has been featured on more than a dozen state award lists and was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. Visit her online at DeborahHopkinson.com, and follow her on Twitter at @deborahhopkinson. She lives in West Linn, OR.
"A strong choice for fans of Rodman Philbrick’s The Mostly True
Adventures of Homer P. Figg (Scholastic, 2009) and those who enjoy
adventures about scrappy and resourceful kids who have to rely on
their own smarts and the kindness of strangers to change their
lives." —School Library Journal starred review
"A dynamic historical novel ideal for both classroom studies and
pleasure reading." —Publishers Weekly starred review
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