Daring Darleen, Queen of the Screen
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Candlewick Press · Ebook · April 14, 2020
When a publicity stunt goes terribly wrong, twelve-year-old Darleen Darling, star of the silent film era, must defeat villains both on screen and off in this edge-of-your-seat adventure.
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- Who it’s for
- A child star’s movie-world bravado meets real danger in a lively 1914 adventure.
- Themes
- Courage under pressure, Friendship and teamwork, Reality versus performance
- Pacing
- Fast
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When a publicity stunt goes terribly wrong, twelve-year-old Darleen Darling, star of the silent film era, must defeat villains both on screen and off in this edge-of-your-seat adventure. Lights! Camera! Kidnapping? It’s 1914, and Darleen Darling’s film adventures collide with reality when a fake kidnapping set up by her studio becomes all too real.
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Suddenly Darleen finds herself in the hands of dastardly criminals who have just nabbed Miss Victorine Berryman, the poor-little-rich-girl heiress of one of America’s largest fortunes. Soon real life starts to seem like a bona fide adventure serial, complete with dramatic escapes, murderous plots, and a runaway air balloon. Will Darleen and Victorine be able to engineer their own happily-ever-after, or will the villains be victorious?
Silent-Era Perils
A child star’s movie-world bravado meets real danger in a lively 1914 adventure.
Come here for
- A young heroine caught between a publicity stunt and actual criminals
- Silent-film-era glamour tangled with escapes, plots, and a runaway air balloon
Expect
- A brisk adventure where on-screen and off-screen dangers collide
- Darleen and Victorine facing villains together
Where it sits
| 20th-Century U.S. | 81% |
|---|---|
| Mysteries & Detective Stories | 79% |
| Film Stories | 52% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- 20th-Century U.S.
- Law & Crime Stories
- Film Stories
- Authors
- Anne Nesbet
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- April 14, 2020
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- Courage under pressure · Friendship and teamwork · Reality versus performance
- Reading lane
- 20th-Century U.S.