Alchemy and Meggy Swann
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In 1573, the crippled, scorned, and destitute Meggy Swann goes to London, where she meets her father, an impoverished alchemist, and eventually discovers that although her legs are bent and weak, she has many other strengths.
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Elizabethan London submitted by kathscot on August 23, 2015, 5:26pm The author writes a vivid portrayal of life in London as Meggy learns how much she is able to do.
PUBLISHED
Boston : Clarion Books, 2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: 167 p.
Language: English
Format: Book
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Lexile: 810
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780547231846
0547231849
SUBJECTS
People with disabilities -- Fiction.
Alchemy -- Fiction.
Poverty -- Fiction.
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
London (England) -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Fiction.