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The Whalebone Theatre
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First American edition.
"An utterly enchanting, immersive novel about an irrepressible young heroine who becomes an undercover agent during World War II-a sparkling debut, by turns heartwarming and heartbreaking. One blustery night in 1928, a whale washes up on the shores of the English Channel. By law, all whales belong to the King, but twelve-year-old Cristabel Seagrave has other plans. She and the rest of the household and their guests-her sister, Flossie (known affectionately as "The Veg"); her brother Digby, the long-awaited heir to Chilcombe manor; Maudie Kitkat, maidservant; Taras, a hot-tempered visiting artist-build a theatre within the whale's skeleton. Cristabel is an orphan, mostly ignored by her feckless step-parents and brisk governesses. But within the Whalebone Theatre, she is fully at home and in charge, and her imagination comes to life. As Cristabel grows into a headstrong young woman, chafing against expectations, World War II rears its head. She and Digby become British secret agents working undercover in Nazi-Occupied France on separate missions-a more dangerous kind of play-acting, it turns out, and one that threatens to tear the family apart. The Whalebone Theatre is a sweeping, transporting, completely irresistible novel, full of warmth and charm, humor and poignancy, passion and adventure-a story of love, bravery, lost innocence, and self-transformation"--
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Current holds
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| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Free Library | FIC QUI (Text) Adult Fiction |
52113300578992 |
Checked out 02/25/2023 |
| Dansville Public Library | FIC QUI (Text) Adult Fiction |
52117300644423 |
In transit - |
| Geneva Public Library | QUINN (Text) First Floor New Books |
52118301187420 |
Available - |
| Lima Public Library | MCN FIC QUI (Text) McNaughton |
52139000878796 |
Checked out 02/23/2023 |
| Newark Public Library | FIC QUI (Text) Adult New Materials |
52125300955731 |
Checked out 02/13/2023 |
| Ontario Public Library | FIC QUI (Text) Adult New Materials |
52126300848132 |
Available - |
| Phelps Library | Fic Qui (Text) Adult Fiction |
52143100509095 |
Available - |
| This copy is new and can only be picked up at this library. | |||
| Red Jacket Community Library | F QUI (Text) Adult Fiction |
RJP0105622 |
Available - |
| Rose Free Library | FIC QUINN (Text) Adult Fiction |
52147300100720 |
Available - |
| Sodus Community Library | FIC QUI (Text) Adult Fiction |
52148300584376 |
Checked out 02/16/2023 |
| This copy is new and can only be picked up at this library. | |||
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