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Synopsis
On her 18th birthday Carolina Lovel learned that she was adopted and was given a letter written by her birth mother in an unknown language. After years of research she travels to Italy on a mission to find the truth about her past. Carolina is accompanied by three extremely gifted but mischievous students the FIGs from Wood Rose Orphanage and Academy for Young Women. In an effort to help their favorite teacher, the FIGs will have to use their special abilities to decipher the Voynich Manuscript, the most mysterious document in the world, and the one thing that is strangely similar to what Carolina was given. Their search will take them into the mystical world of gypsy tradition and magic, more exciting and dangerous than any of them could have imagined.
Is The Cadence of Gypsies appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A young woman and three gifted students travel to Italy to solve a mystery involving adoption, the real-world Voynich Manuscript, and gypsy magic. Mild peril and mystical elements appropriate for middle grade readers.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include abandonment.
Who'll love this
Three super-smart girls use their special abilities to help their teacher decode an ancient mysterious manuscript and discover secrets about her past.