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Synopsis
Dido Twite is finally back home in London and reunited with her old friend Simon, now the Duke of Battersea and a favorite of King Richard. But no sooner does Dido start to settle in than her rascally father, Abednago, appears and drags her off into the night. Soon Dido finds herself caught up in the midst of another dastardly Hanoverian conspiracy: a plot involving a mysterious double for the king, the miraculous healing powers of music, and a spy network made up of abandoned street children called lollpoops. Meanwhile, out in the forest, starving wolves are closing in on the city.
Is Dido and Pa appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
Parents should know this middle-grade adventure features political conspiracies, kidnapping by a parent, street children in danger, and menacing wolves. Violence is mild peril typical of the genre with no graphic content.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include kidnapping, abandonment, and animal harm (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Kids will love the fast-paced adventure with secret plots, spies, royal intrigue, and a brave heroine caught up in dangerous conspiracies.