The Staircase

Rinaldi, Ann

ISBN 10: 0152024301 / ISBN 13: 9780152024307

Published by Gulliver Books, 2000

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No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. ex-library with usual markings; edge wear to jacket and boards; first edition, first printing; How could Lizzy Enders's father leave her in a girls school run by the Sisters of Loretto in Santa Fe? She's surrounded by Catholics, who pray to Saint Joseph and whose saints keep watch over her--and she's Methodist! Taunted by the other boarders, Lizzy befriends a wandering carpenter named Jose, who with just three tools--and his unflagging faith--builds a staircase to the choir loft of the new chapel. Through their friendship, Lizzy discovers the inner strength to forgive and to trust. Working from the legend of the "miraculous" staircase in the Chapel of Loretto in Santa Fe, Ann Rinaldi skillfully blends the mystery surrounding the builder of the staircase with the daily trials of a young girl growing up in the 1870s.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Staircase
• Publisher: Gulliver Books
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0152024301
• ISBN 13: 9780152024307
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Weight: 15 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Juvenile Fiction

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Synopsis

Having been left at a girls school run by nuns by her father, Lizzy Enders feels very out of place, personally and religiously, yet when she is befriended by the handyman who makes her a staircase to the choir loft, Lizzy begins to open up a bit and deal with her new surroundings.

About the Author

Ann Rinaldi is an award-winning author best known for bringing history vividly to life.She has received numerous starred reviews and awards, as well as widespread recognition for her historical novels. Ms. Rinaldi lives in central New Jersey.