Belladonna

by Mary Finn

Book Overview

A lyrical coming-of-age story about a boy, a girl, and a horse -- and how a chance encounter can lead to a life of intrigue and learning, a life beyond imagining.

When Thomas Rose first spots the girl hidden by the roadside, she looks as drab as a lark, with only her red kerchief giving her away. But French H l ne, who goes by "Ling," is no ordinary bird. Tiny Ling enchants Thomas with her wild spirit and tales of a circus where she...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763651060
• ISBN13: 9780763651060
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher