Book details

Macmillan Children's Book

Cinnamon Moon

Author: Tess Hilmo

Cinnamon Moon

Cinnamon Moon

$11.99

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About This Book

A brother and sister who are orphans set out to find their missing friend and make a new home for all of them.
Page Count
256
On Sale
10/18/2016
Age Range
10-12

Book Details

On the same day as the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, 250 miles away in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, there was an even more devastating fire. Twelve-year-old Ailis and her younger brother, Quinn, survive, but their family does not. Ailis and Quinn are taken by a family acquaintance to live in a boarding house in Chicago, where they meet six-year-old Nettie, an orphan displaced by Chicago's fire. But the woman who runs the boarding house makes their lives miserable, and Ailis vows to find a way for the three of them to leave. Ailis finds a job at a millinery shop and Quinn plays his fiddle on the streets so they can save money. Then Nettie disappears, and Ailis and Quinn discover she's been kidnapped by a group that forces children to work in the sewers killing rats. Can they find a way to rescue her? CINNAMON MOON is Tess Hilmo's riveting story of friendship and finding home.


A Margaret Ferguson Book

Imprint Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

ISBN

9780374302832

Reading Guide

In The News

“The mystery surrounding Nettie's disappearance makes for compelling reading, as does the story's historical backdrop. . .A good mix of history and mystery enlivened with interesting, likable characters.” —Kirkus

“The relationships between characters subtly highlight themes such as overcoming discrimination, handling grief, and being true to oneself. Hilmo’s setting abounds with historically rich details that give depth to the characters and keep the plot moving quickly.” —School Library Journal

“The many realistic details of [the characters'] daily lives will help draw readers into the story. Whether woven into the novel or included in the appended author’s note, the Peshtigo and Chicago fire-related information is intriguing. A well-researched and well-imagined historical novel.” —Booklist

“...Readers invested in narrator Ailis’s story will rejoice in the children’s good fortune and approve of the new hodgepodge family they build together. An author’s note provides more information on the Peshtigo, Wisconsin, firestorm and the Great Chicago Fire, child labor, and society in the mid-nineteenth century; a bibliography completes the book.” —The Horn Book

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Cinnamon Moon

Cinnamon Moon

$11.99

e-Book