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How the hangman lost his heart  Cover Image Book Book

How the hangman lost his heart / K.M. Grant.

Summary:

When her Uncle Frank is executed for treason against England's King George in 1746 and his severed head is mounted on a pike for public viewing, daring Alice tries to reclaim the head for a proper burial, finding an unlikely ally in the soft-hearted executioner, while incurring the wrath of the royal guard.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780545080705
  • ISBN: 0545080703
  • ISBN: 9780545085
  • Physical Description: 244 pages ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic, 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"First Scholastic printing, January 2008"--Title page verso.
Story inspired by the author's ancestor who was executed in the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion.
Subject: Great Britain > History > George II, 1727-1760 > Juvenile fiction.
Executions and executioners > Juvenile fiction.
Fugitives from justice > Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain > History > George II, 1727-1760 > Fiction.
Executions and executioners > Fiction.
Fugitives from justice > Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers > Fiction.
Genre: Young adult fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lackawanna County Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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