The Silver Blade

Authors: Gardner, Sally
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
BISAC/Subject: YAF024050, YAF052030, YAF019040
ISBN: 9781101136393, Related ISBNs: 0142417319, 0803733771, 1101136391, 9780142417317, 9780803733770
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 384,
Audience: Young adult
Synopsis: With his beloved Sido safely in England and the Reign of Terror at its height, mysterious Yann returns to revolutionary France to smuggle out aristocratic refugees who will otherwise face the guillotine. But while the two are apart, YannÕs Gypsy origins prejudice SidoÕs guardian against their marriage, spoiling their reunion. When Sido is kidnapped under strange circumstances, Yann must use all his strength and courage to outwit the evil count, rescue Sido, and save all of France.
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