Content: G
BUYING ADVISORY: MS - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SOME
In 1904 London, Lainey has lived in the Holsapples orphanage since her parents died in a car crash when she was 3 years old. After 9 years, she is still wounded daily by their casual cruelty and greed. But then she meets the daughter of Ada Lovelace at the biyearly donor open house and impresses the grand lady with her self-taught knowledge of science. Now Lainey is whisked away to the prestigious Lovelace Academy - a place where they educate girls - something unheard of at the time. Lainey may not be hungry, nor cold, now, but that doesn’t mean life is any easier emotionally. Lainey so badly wants to find a place where she can belong - somewhere she can make a difference - even if that means she leaves with only the clothes on her back, in pursuit of Mileva - the wife of Albert Einstein.
Personally I loved this book - read it in one sitting. Historical fiction is such a hard sell, especially if it doesn’t involve war or at least mortal danger. I loved the look at the Einstein family at home, and watching Albert betray Mileva, at least scientifically, was heart-breaking. I will be recommending this to my adult friends, and to a few special students.
Lainey is English, the Einsteins are from Germany and Hungary.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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