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A dazzling literary debut
now in paperback.
Cornelia and the Audacious
Escapades of the Somerset Sisters
LESLEY M. M. BLUME
★ “CORNELIA STREET ENGLEHART’S mother, a world-famous concert
pianist, is always traveling, and Cornelia is left with the housekeeper. The
11-year-old has no interest in following in her mother’s finger-steps;
instead, she is enthralled by words. One afternoon, she meets her new
neighbor in her New York City neighborhood: a captivating woman named
Virginia Somerset, who lives in a stunning, exotic home. The only thing that
equals the decor is Virginia and her stories of the four adventuresome
Somerset sisters, world travelers who shook things up across continents
from 1949 through the early 1950s. . . . Friends and storytellers don’t last
forever; it is their presence and invaluable gifts that live on in those close to
them. Virginia encourages her young friend to share her audacious stories,
as that is the purpose of telling a story. Cornelia is a fabulous read that will
enchant its audience with the magic to be found in everyday life.”
—School Library Journal, Starred
Lesley M. M. Blume lives in New York City.
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
ISBN: 0-440-42110-1 • 978-0-440-42110-8
PRICE: $5.99/$7.50 Can.
ON SALE: 1/8/2008
Trim Size: 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 • Pages: 192
Carton Count: 48 • Ages: 8–12
Format: Digest
Order Form Category: Middle-Grade Fiction
Territory: World • British & Translation: RHCB
Performance: ICM
Originally published in hardcover by
Knopf Books for Young Readers in 2006
EAN: 9 780440 421108
See page 120 for an additional title by
Lesley M. M. Blume.
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