The Glorious Adventures of the Sunshine Queen

by Geraldine McCaughrean

Book Overview

Ever since the magnificent Miss Loucien gave up teaching to join the Bright Lights Theater Company, school days have lacked a certain . . . drama . . . especially for Cissy, who longs for a life in show business, and Kookie, who craves adventure. But when a diphtheria outbreak interrupts the dull routine, Cissy and Kookie are evacuated to the doubtful safety of the Bright Lights' summer home--a shipwrecked paddle steamer on the flooded Missouri...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062008064
• ISBN13: 9780062008060
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: HarperTorch
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8