![]() ![]() But behind Ivy's angelic looks lurk dark secrets and a troubled past - a past that has given her an unfortunate taste for laudanum. Oscar is determined to make his mark on the art world, with Ivy as his model and muse. Which makes her the perfect subject for an aspiring painter named Oscar Aretino Frosdick, a member of the pre-Raphaelite school of artists. It's more than beauty - and it draws people toward her. For Ivy has a quality that makes people take notice. But that's only if you look at her but don't see. ![]() The youngest in a family of thieves, scoundrels, and roustabouts, the girl with the flame-colored hair and odd-colored eyes is declared useless by her father from the day she is born. Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 13.0 Voice of Youth Advocates - Recommended - Better Than Most Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children pg. Physical Information: 1.25" H x 6" W x 8.31" (0.99 lbs) 368 pagesįeatures: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on ProductĪwards: Tayshas Reading, Commended, Young Adult, 2009 ![]() Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readersīinding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & EditionsĪnnotation: The author of "The Minister's Daughter" and "The Sign of the Raven" has created a memorable tale of 19th-century England with a character destined to take her place alongside Dickens's Pip and Oliver Twist. ![]()
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