Cousins In The Castle - Hardcover

Wallace, Barbara Brooks

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ISBN 10: 068980637X ISBN 13: 9780689806377

Publisher: Atheneum, 1996

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Learning that she is moving to America to live with a distant relative, newly orphaned Amelia begins a difficult journey with a hostile cousin and finds solace in a forbidden friendship with a young vaudeville performer. Jr Lib Guild.

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About the Author:

Barbara Brooks Wallace, born in China of American parents, had crossed the Pacific Ocean nine times before returning finally to live in the United States. Their first stop was always San Francisco, so that city has forever remained a mystical, magical place for her. It's not surprising that it one day became the setting for her Peppermints in the Parlor, forerunner of four Mystery Writers of America EDGAR nominated books, and two EDGAR winners.

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Steven Crossley's low voice and British accent add drama to the story of 11-year-old Amelia. Kidnappers imprison her after a traumatic journey to America to live with her cousin after her parents' deaths. Crossley's voice quivers with the portrayal of her grief and her struggle to adjust to a new culture. A strange choice to narrate a book with mainly female characters, Crossley strains beyond his vocal range to depict high-pitched cousin Charlotte. His performance of Amelia's whiny singing is distracting. The most redeeming part of this story is the friendship that develops between Amelia and a poor, street-smart boy. Crossley reads him in a lower-class British accent. A.G.H. � AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright � AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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