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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Disney Pr
Publication date
July 15, 2008
Pages
386
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9781423104940
ISBN-10
1423104943
Dimensions
1.50 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight
1.28 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$16.99
Other format details
juvenile
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Emilia Finch and her cousin Luka are gypsies. For them, that means they live a strongly traditional life, rich with story, music, dance, and magic, governed by the laws of the clan and the ways of the road. To the repressive Puritanical government of 17th century England, however, the gypsies are thieving, fortune-telling vagrants who are most likely allies of the devil. Â
While the Finches have managed to steer clear of trouble, it finds them when they decide to raise dowry money for one of their daughters, by performing in Kingston square one ill-fated market day. A series of terrible events lands the family in jail, charged with murder. Only Emilia and Luka manage to escape, promising to bring back help and free them.
The only problem is -- how? Emilia believes in the legend of the charms: it is said that the luck of the Rom has turned sour ever since a long-ago gypsy matriarch broke her chain of charms, giving one charm to each of her five children. Since then, the gypsies have been persecuted and the families have dispersed. If they can gather the charms from the families, Emilia thinks, the strong magic of the Rom will somehow bring her family freedom. Luka, on the other hand, is more practical â he wants to enlist the help of the other clans to help the Finches escape.
Emilia and Luka must race through the countryside, navigating a hornets' nest of Rom-hating Puritans, Royalist spies, and traitors, if they are to complete their quest before the magistrate delivers a death sentenceâ¦
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While the Finches have managed to steer clear of trouble, it finds them when they decide to raise dowry money for one of their daughters, by performing in Kingston square one ill-fated market day. A series of terrible events lands the family in jail, charged with murder. Only Emilia and Luka manage to escape, promising to bring back help and free them.
The only problem is -- how? Emilia believes in the legend of the charms: it is said that the luck of the Rom has turned sour ever since a long-ago gypsy matriarch broke her chain of charms, giving one charm to each of her five children. Since then, the gypsies have been persecuted and the families have dispersed. If they can gather the charms from the families, Emilia thinks, the strong magic of the Rom will somehow bring her family freedom. Luka, on the other hand, is more practical â he wants to enlist the help of the other clans to help the Finches escape.
Emilia and Luka must race through the countryside, navigating a hornets' nest of Rom-hating Puritans, Royalist spies, and traitors, if they are to complete their quest before the magistrate delivers a death sentenceâ¦
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Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Disney Pr (July 15, 2008)
9781423104940 | details & prices | 386 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 1.28 lbs | List price $16.99
About: Emilia Finch and her cousin Luka are gypsies.
About: Emilia Finch and her cousin Luka are gypsies.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Disney Pr (September 8, 2009)
9781423104957 | details & prices | 386 pages | 5.00 × 7.75 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.90 lbs | List price $5.99
About: Emilia Finch and her cousin Luka are gypsies.
About: Emilia Finch and her cousin Luka are gypsies.
from Gardners Books (June 1, 2009)
9781407110486 | details & prices | 432 pages | List price $12.50
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