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Falcon in the Glass
By Fletcher, Susan
- ISBN
- 978-1-4424-2990-1
- Publisher
- McElderry (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing)
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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2013
According to some historians (as Fletcher details in a note), glassmakers were forbidden to leave fifteenth-century Venice, lest they give away precious trade secrets. Still, Renzo's uncle Vittorio did leave, and as payback an assassin killed Renzo's father. Now the boy is a drudge for another glassmaker and striving to prove his talent, become an apprentice, and someday support his mother and sister. His efforts are complicated by ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2013 | Intermediate Fiction
In fifteenth-century Venice, Renzo strives to become a glassmaker's apprentice. His efforts are complicated by the mysterious homeless children ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
