Monday, February 20, 2012

Secrets at Sea / Richard Peck / 238 pages / Best of 2011

Set on the eve of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee, this children's book recounts the Cranston family voyage from America to Europe to find a husband for Olive.  Accompanying them on this cruise are the Cranston family mice, Helena and her younger sisters.  Husbands are indeed found!

"Hold your family with open hands, setting them free to find their own destiny."
"Without mice what would humans do?  Their heads are always in the clouds."
"Fame and secrets are alike.  Both are hard to keep."

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