Gideon the cutpurse : being the first part of the Gideon trilogy

Summary: Ignored by his father and sent to Derbyshire for the weekend, twelve-year-old Peter and his new friend, Kate, are accidentally transported back in time to 1763 England where they are befriended by a reformed cutpurse.

Record details

ISBN: 1416915265 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1416915257
ISBN: 9781416915256
ISBN: 9781416915263 (pbk.)
Physical Description: ix, 404 p. ; 24 cm.
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Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2006.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Birthday treat -- Peter misses and important telephone call -- Three-cornered hat -- Howl of a wolf -- Breakfast of grilled trout -- Lost in time -- Hospitality of the honorable Mrs. Byng -- Tar man's tale -- Journey begins -- Attack! -- Lord Luxon's tragedy -- Parliament of rocks -- Pandora's box -- Gideon's stratagem -- Pact made in blood -- Covent gardens -- Queen Charlotte's promise -- Into the net -- Race against time -- Newgate -- Straw men -- Tyburn.

Target Audience Note:

010 up.