The Calder Game

Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor

Serendipity

The Mystery of the Stolen Sword

Secret Seven Fireworks

Witness

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

Absolutely Truly

Meg Moore

In Restoration London, sixteen-year-old Meg Moore is something of an anomaly. Unlike other girls her age, Meg pores over books. She spends long hours conversing with the famous authors and poets who visit her father's bookstore, and even writes her own stories, laboring over every word until her hand is black with ink. Without warning, however, Meg comes to learn exactly how powerful words can be. The day her best friend's brother Edward sets sail for Italy, Meg scoffs at his attempts at romance by answering him with a thoughtless jest. Soon news travels to London that Edward's ship has been captured and he has been sold as a slave in North Africa -- and Meg cannot shake the thought that her cruel words are the cause. Now Meg must use her fiery language to bring Edward home, imploring her fellow Londoners to give all that they can to buy Edward's freedom. But once Meg learns to direct the power behind her words, will she be able to undo the damage she has caused, and write freely the stories that she longs to put to paper?

This inspired sequel to At the Sign of the Star continues Meg's story with elegance and élan.



Discover Your Child's Next Read

The Calder Game

Brett Helquist, Blue Balliett, 2008

Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor

Ally Carter, A Arter, 2020

Serendipity

Peter H. Reynolds, Tobi Tobias, 2000

The Mystery of the Stolen Sword

Gertrude Chandler Warner, Gertrude Warner, Charles Tang, 1998

Secret Seven Fireworks

Enid Blyton, 1959

Witness

Karen Hesse, 2000

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

Carlos Hernandez, 2019

Absolutely Truly

Heather Vogel Frederick, 2014