The Ravenmaster's Secret Escape from the Tower of London
by Woodruff, ElviraEdition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-11-01
Publisher(s): Scholastic Press
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Summary
It's 1735. Forrest Harper's life inside the Tower of London consists of three ways to pass the time: chores, chores, and more chores. His only friends are the spirited ravens he tends with his father. So when vicious Scottish Rebels are captured, Forrest can't wait to prove his courage by standing guard. If only Forrest's prisoner hadn't turned out to be a noble and daring girl named Maddy. And if only Maddy wasn't about to be executed...
Author Biography
The bestselling author of GEORGE WASHINGTON'S SOCKS and THE RAVENMASTER'S SECRET, Woodruff has written more than twenty books for children, including picture books, historical fiction, and lighthearted fantasy. Her numerous school visits each year are popular with kids and teachers. The sequel to GEORGE WASHINGTON'S SOCKS, GEORGE WASHINGTON'S SPY, will be published in November 2010. She lives with her family in Martin's Creek, Pennsylvania.
Table of Contents
| Map of the Tower of London | p. x |
| from "The Prison Fortress" | p. xi |
| Prologue: Welcome to the Tower of London | p. xii |
| What Nonsense Are You Up to Now? | p. 1 |
| You Know How Your Mother Loves a Hanging | p. 7 |
| By the Scaffold Steps | p. 12 |
| Hare Heart | p. 20 |
| Strength and Weakness | p. 24 |
| Rat | p. 29 |
| Torn from the Bone | p. 38 |
| The Prisoner | p. 42 |
| Through the Spyglass | p. 50 |
| Ghosts in the Bloody Tower | p. 56 |
| The Enemy | p. 63 |
| With Their Heads Coming Off | p. 69 |
| A Girl Called Maddy | p. 77 |
| A Boy Called Ned and a Bonnie Glen | p. 85 |
| The Fourth Shadow | p. 91 |
| Promises | p. 98 |
| In the Shadow of the Axe | p. 111 |
| The Go-Between | p. 118 |
| For Her Eyes Only | p. 122 |
| Out of Luck | p. 129 |
| The Stranger | p. 136 |
| The Rebel Has His Answer | p. 143 |
| A Dirty Lie | p. 151 |
| Love and Courage | p. 159 |
| One More Promise | p. 165 |
| Don't Let Them Hang Me in a Dress | p. 173 |
| The Best Night or the Worst Night | p. 180 |
| Can You Say "King George"? | p. 184 |
| Bedtime | p. 188 |
| Down the King's Stairs | p. 192 |
| Dree Yer Ain Wierd | p. 197 |
| He Had a Shifty Look | p. 206 |
| Epilogue: A Secret from Long Ago | p. 209 |
| The Tower Through Time | p. 216 |
| Glossary | p. 221 |
| Bibliography | p. 223 |
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