TY  - BOOK
AU  - Eagle,Judith
AU  - Rioux,Jo-Anne
TI  - The secret starling
SN  - 9781536213652
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Somerville, Massachusetts
PB  - Walker Books
KW  - Mansions
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Orphans
KW  - Family secrets
KW  - Ballet
KW  - Secrets
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Detective and mystery fiction
KW  - lcgft
N1  - First published by Faber & Faber Limited (UK) 2019; Ages 10 yrs - 14 yrs; Grade 5 - Grade 9
N2  - "Clara Starling lives a life of dull rules, deadly routine, and flavorless meals under her cold uncle's strict regime--until the day Uncle disappears, leaving Clara alone in his old mansion. When streetwise orphan Peter and his rescue cat arrive unexpectedly, the children seize the chance to live by their own rules. But when the pair's wild romps through the halls of Braithwaite Manor reveal a single, worn ballet slipper, they are hurled into a mystery that will lead to London's glittering Royal Opera House and the unraveling of twisted Starling family secrets of poison, passion, and murder. Diabolical villains, plucky orphans, and glamorous ballet stars populate this absorbing adventure with a classic feel. A tattered ballet slipper found under the floorboards of Braithwaite Manor may be the key to Clara's sinister family secrets in this delightful, lightly Gothic mystery for fans of Maryrose Wood and Claire Legrand."--
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