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Synopsis
While staying with his grandparents on the eastern coast of England in 1890, 16-year-old Eddie finds himself allied with his rather prickly and reputedly deaf grandmother in the struggle to free his sister and the household maid from a band of white slavers.
Is Mrs. Flannagan's Trumpet appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A historical adventure involving a teenage boy who must rescue his sister and a maid from white slavers in 1890s England. Contains kidnapping themes and the implied threat of sex trafficking, handled age-appropriately but dealing with serious historical exploitation.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include human trafficking, kidnapping, and sex trafficking (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
A tense historical adventure where a teenage boy teams up with his tough grandmother to save his sister from kidnappers.