Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Maid of Secrets by Jennifer McGowan - ADVISABLE

McGowan, Jennifer Maid of Secrets, 406 p. Simon & Schuster, 2013.  Violence: PG-13 (water torture); Mature Content: PG (innuendo of mature intrigues); Language: G.  

One day Meg Fellowes was a valuable actress and a skilled pickpocket.  Now, she had better become a spy of Queen Victoria, or not her life, but the livings of her former troupe will also be in danger.  The are other spy maids, with their own special talents, but none of them like Meg.  Too bad.  Not only is there murder afoot, but someone wants to take down Victoria herself by making her look unfit to rule the kingdom.  The handsome hanger-on in the Spanish ambassador’s train is not a distraction that Meg needs, but he may be the key to this mystery after all. 

If you have girls who like historical mysteries, this is a definite addition for you.  Thankfully it is not as racy as is typical for this genre, but I still wouldn’t recommend it below 8th grade.  

MS – OPTIONAL; HS – ADVISABLE.  Cindy, Library Teacher

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