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At the Sign of the Star

by Katherine Sturtevant

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The tale of a bookseller's daughter

Meg Moore is the motherless and only child of a bookseller with a thriving business in Restoration London-and that makes her an heiress. She knows that someday she will have her pick of suitors, and that with the right husband she can continue in the book trade and be friends with wits and authors, as her father is. But Mr. Moore's unexpected marriage throws all Meg's dreams into confusion. Meg resists the overtures and edicts of her stepmother with a cleverness equaled only by her fierceness, but in spite of it all her rival's belly soon swells with what Meg fears will be her father's new heir. Meg seeks wisdom from almanacs and astrologers, plays and books of jests, guides for ladies and guides for midwives. Yet it is through her own experience that she finds a new matrimony with which to face her unknown future. This vibrant novel recreates a lively and fascinating historical period when women claimed a new and more active role in London's literary scene.

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In 17th century London, 12-year-old Meg is the motherless daughter of a bookseller with a thriving business in Restoration-era London. Meg has little interest in cooking, needlework, or other homemaking skills, and dreams of becoming a bookseller and someday inheriting her father's book store. But with her father's remarriage, Meg's dreams are thrown into confusion.

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A Booklist Editors' Choice.

A Children's Book of the Year, Bank Street College.
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About the Author

Katherine Sturtevant is also author of A Mistress Moderately Fair, a historical novel for adults, and Our Sister's London: Feminist Walking Tours. She lives in Berkeley, California.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780374404581
Author:
Sturtevant, Katherine
Publisher:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Great britain
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
Subject:
London
Subject:
Sex role
Subject:
Booksellers and bookselling
Subject:
Remarriage
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
Situations / General
Subject:
Family - Stepfamilies
Subject:
Family - Multigenerational
Subject:
Historical - Europe
Subject:
Girls
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Social Issues/General (see also headings under Family)
Subject:
Children s-General
Subject:
Girls & Women
Edition Number:
Sunburst ed.
Series Volume:
4
Publication Date:
20020925
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Young adult
Language:
English
Pages:
144
Dimensions:
7.62x5.08x.38 in. .30 lbs.
Age Level:
09-12
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"Synopsis" by , In 17th century London, 12-year-old Meg is the motherless daughter of a bookseller with a thriving business in Restoration-era London. Meg has little interest in cooking, needlework, or other homemaking skills, and dreams of becoming a bookseller and someday inheriting her father's book store. But with her father's remarriage, Meg's dreams are thrown into confusion.
"Synopsis" by , A Booklist Editors' Choice.

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