Sophie was a
lucky baby, she survives a shipwreck and is taken in by an eclectic fellow
passenger/survivor. Her childhood in industrial England is far from typical as
Charles is an unusual, wonderful, and creative man. When a welfare agency
decides to take Sophie away, to an orphanage, the pair of them set out to find
Sophie’s mother, presumed dead from the same shipwreck. They travel to France,
where they find the government to be extremely unhelpful, but Sophie finds her
own ways and develops friendships with orphan streetwise Rooftoppers.
While this was
an extremely readable book, and quite quirky, I thought the main points of the
plot would be confusing to students. Such as the insurance scam that resulted
in the shipwreck, and many others, thus the reason for the government
reluctance to help. There were some inappropriate things for a school library
as well, such as Sophie being given a shot of whiskey to help her cope with bad
news and several suggestions about a man being inappropriate to raise a girl
child.
EL –OPTIONAL Reviewer:
Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.
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