The Secrets of Lovelace Academy
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- USD 10.99
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- USD 10.99
Descripción editorial
“A charming tale weaving in historical events, epic adventure, and a coming-of-age story that readers will devour.” —Gayle Forman, bestselling author of Not Nothing
From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and Courtney Sheinmel comes a historical adventure about a young girl plucked from a London orphanage to begin attending a boarding school with more secrets than she could imagine—perfect for fans of Enola Holmes.
Lainey Philipps has lived at the Sycamore Home for Orphaned Children since she was three years old. Now nearly a teenager, her life is hard, and she doesn’t expect it to get better—until a chance encounter during an open house changes everything when Lainey meets a woman who invites her to attend the prestigious Lovelace Academy.
Fitting in amongst the many privileged students within the ivy-covered walls of Lovelace Academy presents challenges unlike the ones Lainey has faced in the past. Her life of drudgery has hardly prepared her for the aristocratic airs and cutthroat academic ambition of the other girls. Terrified she’ll be cast out of the academy, Lainey grabs at her chance to prove herself by traveling to Switzerland to meet a female scientist crafting a groundbreaking theory.
Determined to prove her capability and reach her destination, Lainey must rely on her own wit—as well as a mysterious boy who has yet to prove himself as friend or foe. But the real test is what awaits her in Switzerland, at the home of Mileva Maric, wife of Albert Einstein.
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A precocious London tween's love of learning changes her life in this 1904-set feminist adventure from collaborators Benedict (The Queens of Crime, for adults) and Sheinmel (The Survival List). Because the Sycamore Home for Orphaned Children evicts kids at age 13, 12-year-old Lainey Philipps resigns herself to her future being "labored to the bone" at a workhouse. Then, during an open house for "wealthy visitors," Lady Anne Blunt sees Lainey doing science experiments and stops to chat. Lady B runs Lovelace Academy, a highly regarded all-girls boarding school to which she awards Lainey a full scholarship. While Lainey is grateful, she has difficulty fitting in with her privileged peers. Hoping to prove herself worthy of her spot at the academy, Lainey travels to Switzerland to help physicist Mileva Einstein finish the important work she's doing with her husband, patent clerk Albert. Though Benedict and Sheinmel's plot strains credulity, spirited third-person narration and resourceful, kindhearted characters—some of whom are based off crucial historical figures in STEM—champion empathy and perseverance while spotlighting challenges faced by women in the field. Characters cue as white. Ages 8–12.
