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City of Ships

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By Mary Hoffman
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
City of Ships
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The new installment in the critically acclaimed Stravaganza series transports readers to a world much like our own but where magic and piracy come to life in the Italian town of Classe. The Stravagante is Isabel, a younger twin by a matter of minutes. Her talisman is a pouch of silver mosaic tiles and she stravagates to Classe, where she is met by Flavia, a successful female merchant who trades spices, silks, tapestries, and whose son is an outcast and a pirate. Isabel finds that Classe and Bellezza are under threat from attack by the fierce Gate people. What can she do to help save the city? This is a thrilling story packed with action, pirates and drama. Fans of fantasy and historical fiction alike who have flocked to the Stravaganza series will welcome this actionpacked adventure, which can be read alone or as a companion to the previous novels.

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84064 words84,064 words
368 pages368 pages
Lexile 800LLexile 800L
Grade 6 to 9Grade 6 to 9
Age 11-14Age 11-14
Published 2010Published 2010

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9781599904917

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