Amelia Dee and the Peacock Lamp
Kids, Fiction, Mysteries and Detective Stories, Teen, Social Issues, General Fiction
| Author: | Odo Hirsch | ISBN: | 9781741763775 |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin | Publication: | November 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Allen & Unwin | Language: | English |
| Author: | Odo Hirsch |
| ISBN: | 9781741763775 |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin |
| Publication: | November 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Allen & Unwin |
| Language: | English |
In this funny, touching, thought-provoking novel from the author of the Hazel Green series, a girl learns a great deal about herself and her family while solving a mystery
Amelia Dee lives in the green house on Marburg Street, where a rare bronze lamp hangs outside her bedroom door. No one knows where it came from or how it got there. Only she, Amelia thinks, knows the secret that the lamp contains. But she is wrong. When Mr. Vishwanath introduces Amelia to the Princess Parvin Kha-Douri, the puzzle of the lamp becomes even deeper. Where has the princess seen it before? Why is she so bitter and angry? And most importantly, what should Amelia do about it? In solving the mystery, Amelia risks revealing a secret of her own.
In this funny, touching, thought-provoking novel from the author of the Hazel Green series, a girl learns a great deal about herself and her family while solving a mystery
Amelia Dee lives in the green house on Marburg Street, where a rare bronze lamp hangs outside her bedroom door. No one knows where it came from or how it got there. Only she, Amelia thinks, knows the secret that the lamp contains. But she is wrong. When Mr. Vishwanath introduces Amelia to the Princess Parvin Kha-Douri, the puzzle of the lamp becomes even deeper. Where has the princess seen it before? Why is she so bitter and angry? And most importantly, what should Amelia do about it? In solving the mystery, Amelia risks revealing a secret of her own.
