169 pages
English language
Published Dec. 28, 2003 by Bloomsbury Children's Books, Distributed by Holtzbrinck Pub..
At the sign of the Sugared Plum
by Mary Hooper
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In June 1665, excited at the prospect of coming to London to work at her sister Sarah's candy shop, teenaged Hannah is unconcerned about rumors of Plague until, as the hot summer advances and increasing numbers of people succumb to the disease, she and Sarah find themselves trapped in the city with no means of escape.
Subjects
- Plague -- England -- Juvenile fiction
- Plague -- England -- Fiction
- Sisters -- Fiction
- London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Juvenile fiction
- London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Fiction