The Whispering Road

In Victorian England, orphaned siblings Joe and Annie escape from the abusive farmer they work for and try to survive in Manchester, with help from a friendly tramp, a mysterious dog-woman, and a renegade printer.

Related: England (UK), Europe, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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    string(13) "9780399243578"
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  ["Author"]=>
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    [0]=>
    string(13) "Michael, Livi"
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  ["Subject/Theme"]=>
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    [0]=>
    string(12) "Grandfathers"
    [1]=>
    string(27) "Intergenerational relations"
  }
  ["pubdate"]=>
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    [0]=>
    string(4) "2005"
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