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Gr 4–6—Maggie and Oliver live parallel lives in early-20th-century Boston. Oliver is a mutt whose cozy home is abruptly taken away after his owner dies. Ten-year-old Maggie's job as a maid ends when she steps out of line by speaking to the visiting Duchess of Landsaway. She is cast out with nothing more promising than a golden locket that reveals a mysterious picture. In alternating chapters, the story focuses on each character's efforts to survive amid ev...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In alternating chapters we follow the adventures of two down-on-their-luck heroes in turn-of-the-last-century Boston. Oliver the dog finds himself homeless when his beloved owner dies, and when Maggie the orphan foundling is fired from her maid's position in a grand home, she is turned out onto the street with on...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Alternating chapters follow dog Oliver, homeless after his owner dies, and orphan Maggie, turned out onto the streets of turn-of-the-last...Log In or Sign Up to Read More