![]() ![]() The newspapers, her powerful uncle, and her beloved papa all deny that the plague has reached San Francisco. On those visits to his patients, she discovers a hidden dark side of the city-a side that’s full of secrets, rats, and rumors of the plague. Lizzie lives to go on house calls with her physician father. Lizzie’s secret passion is science, an unsuitable subject for finishing-school girls. but not thirteen-year-old Lizzie Kennedy, stuck at Miss Barstow’s snobby school for girls. A fantastic time to be alive for lots of people. Publisher’s Synopsis: Newbery Honor–winning author Gennifer Choldenko deftly combines humor, tragedy, fascinating historical detail, and a medical mystery in this exuberant new novel. ![]() A copy of Chasing Secrets, by Gennifer Choldenko.The Children’s Book Review | August 26, 2015Įnter to win a copy of Chasing Secrets (Wendy Lamb Books, August 2015), written by Gennifer Choldenko. ![]() Prizes and samples provided by Random House Children’s Books ![]()
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