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'''''Splendors and Glooms''''' is a 2012 children's novel written by Laura Amy Schlitz. It takes place in Victorian England.  The book won a Newbery in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal|title = Newbery Honor and Medal Books|date = 2014|website = ALSC|publisher = Association for Library Service to Children|last = |first = }}</ref>
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| author          = [[Laura Amy Schlitz]]
 
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| genre            = Fantasy
 
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| publisher        = [[Candlewick Press]]
 
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| pub_date        = 2012
 
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| media_type      = Print
 
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| pages            = 400 pp
 
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| isbn            = 0763669261 
 
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'''''Splendors and Glooms''''' is a 2012 [[children's novel]] written by [[Laura Amy Schlitz]]. The book was awarded a 2013 [[Newbery Honor]] for excellence in children's literature.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal|title = Newbery Honor and Medal Books|date = 2014|website = ALSC|publisher = Association for Library Service to Children|last = |first = }}</ref>
 
  
 
==Plot==
 
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The master puppeteer, Gaspare Grisini, is so expert at manipulating his stringed puppets that they appear alive. Clara Wintermute, the only child of a wealthy doctor, is spellbound by Grisini's act and invites him to entertain at her birthday party. Seeing his chance to make a fortune, Grisini accepts and makes a splendidly gaudy entrance with caravan, puppets, and his two orphaned assistants. Lizzie Rose and Parsefall are dazzled by the Wintermute home. Clara seems to have everything they lack—adoring parents, warmth, and plenty to eat. In fact, Clara's life is shadowed by grief, guilt, and secrets. When Clara vanishes that night, suspicion of kidnapping falls upon the puppeteer and, by association, Lizzie Rose and Parsefall. As they seek to puzzle out Clara's whereabouts, Lizzie and Parse uncover Grisini's criminal past and wake up to his evil intentions. Fleeing London, they find themselves caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it is too late.
 
  
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==Critical reception==
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Critics have noted ''Splendors and Glooms'' to be an "intriguing and imaginative tale"<ref>https://mail.lagcc.cuny.edu/viplogin/default.aspx?redirect=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=86875067&site=ehost-live</ref> and a "not-to be-missed gothic thriller".<ref>http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=8009b441-f077-4721-a8ec-9147382cbaa6%40sessionmgr114&vid=14&hid=104</ref> "The language is rich and lively, and Schlitz, exhibiting the delicate control of a puppeteer of words, even pulls off comic cockney."<ref>http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=8009b441-f077-4721-a8ec-9147382cbaa6%40sessionmgr114&vid=22&hid=104</ref> "The plot is rich with supernatural and incredibly suspenseful elements. Fans of mystery, magic, and historical fiction will all relish this novel."<ref>http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=8009b441-f077-4721-a8ec-9147382cbaa6%40sessionmgr114&vid=25&hid=104</ref>
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It takes place in Victorian England.
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==Characters==
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===Lizzie Rose===
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* She is an orphan, like Parsefall. Her father was a very famous actor. When Lizzie Rose is interviewed by the coppers, constable Hawkins was impressed.
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===Parsefall===
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*He is an orphan, like Lizzie Rose, but he is a puppeteer and a thief
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*His master is Gaspare Grisini (who has taught him to pick pockets and locks, to be a puppeteer).
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*He is always hungry.
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===Clara Wintermute===
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===Cassandra===
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*Cassandra is a witch tormented by a fire opal.
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*She's loaded:  she has emeralds, a fire opal, tiger pelts, fur coats.
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*She and Gaspare Grisini are enemies
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===Ruby===
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*Ruby is a lap-spaniel.  She is Mrs. Pinchbeck's dog, but Lizzie Rose takes care of her.
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*Everyone loves Ruby, even Cassandra (who Ruby really likes). There are only two exceptions: Parsefall & Grisini, neither of whom seem to like dogs.
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===Gaspare Grisini===
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===Marguerite (dead)===
  
 
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Latest revision as of 02:02, 16 August 2017

Splendors and Glooms is a 2012 children's novel written by Laura Amy Schlitz. It takes place in Victorian England. The book won a Newbery in 2013.[1]

Plot

Setting

It takes place in Victorian England.

Characters

Lizzie Rose

  • She is an orphan, like Parsefall. Her father was a very famous actor. When Lizzie Rose is interviewed by the coppers, constable Hawkins was impressed.

Parsefall

  • He is an orphan, like Lizzie Rose, but he is a puppeteer and a thief
  • His master is Gaspare Grisini (who has taught him to pick pockets and locks, to be a puppeteer).
  • He is always hungry.

Clara Wintermute

Cassandra

  • Cassandra is a witch tormented by a fire opal.
  • She's loaded: she has emeralds, a fire opal, tiger pelts, fur coats.
  • She and Gaspare Grisini are enemies

Ruby

  • Ruby is a lap-spaniel. She is Mrs. Pinchbeck's dog, but Lizzie Rose takes care of her.
  • Everyone loves Ruby, even Cassandra (who Ruby really likes). There are only two exceptions: Parsefall & Grisini, neither of whom seem to like dogs.

Gaspare Grisini

Marguerite (dead)

See also

References

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