The star of Kazan.
The star of Kazan.
By
:
Ibbotson, Eva.
Publication Date
:
2004
Subject Term
:
Young adult fiction.
Abandoned children -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Vienna (Austria) -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Mystery fiction.
Summary
:
Annika has never had a birthday. Instead she celebrates her Found Day, the day a housemaid and a cook to three eccentric Viennese professors found her and took her home. There, Annika has made a happy life in the servants' quarters, surrounded with friends, including the elderly woman next door who regales Annika with stories of her performing days and her countless admirers - especially the Russian count who gave her the legendary emerald, the Star of Kazan. And yet, Annika still dreams of finding her true mother. But when a glamorous stranger arrives claiming to be Annika's mother, and whisks her away to a crumbling, spooky castle, Annika discovers that all is not as it seems in her newfound home...
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781405020541
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Rocky Harbour (WRH) | Adult Fic | Adult Fiction | FIC IBB | Checked In |