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Daring Darleen, Queen of the Screen by Anne Nesbet

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Daring Darleen, Queen of the Screen

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Anne Nesbet

Candlewick Press · Ebook · April 14, 2020

Reading lane: Historical YA - Europe

When a publicity stunt goes terribly wrong, twelve-year-old Darleen Darling, star of the silent film era, must defeat villains both on screen and off in this edge-of-your-seat adventure.

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Why This Clicks

Silent-Era Perils

A child star’s movie-world bravado meets real danger in a lively 1914 adventure.

Come here for

  • A young heroine caught between a publicity stunt and actual criminals
  • Silent-film-era glamour tangled with escapes, plots, and a runaway air balloon

Expect

  • A brisk adventure where on-screen and off-screen dangers collide
  • Darleen and Victorine facing villains together

Book Details

Authors
Anne Nesbet
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Published
April 14, 2020
Format
Ebook
Theme
Historical YA - Europe · 19th-Century US YA
Reading lane
Historical YA - Europe

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • 20th-Century U.S.

  • Law & Crime Stories

  • Film Stories

About This Book

When a publicity stunt goes terribly wrong, twelve-year-old Darleen Darling, star of the silent film era, must defeat villains both on screen and off in this edge-of-your-seat adventure. Lights! Camera! Kidnapping? It’s 1914, and Darleen Darling’s film adventures collide with reality when a fake kidnapping set up by her studio becomes all too real. Suddenly Darleen finds herself in the hands of dastardly criminals who have just nabbed Miss Victorine Berryman, the poor-little...

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When a publicity stunt goes terribly wrong, twelve-year-old Darleen Darling, star of the silent film era, must defeat villains both on screen and off in this edge-of-your-seat adventure. Lights! Camera! Kidnapping? It’s 1914, and Darleen Darling’s film adventures collide with reality when a fake kidnapping set up by her studio becomes all too real. Suddenly Darleen finds herself in the hands of dastardly criminals who have just nabbed Miss Victorine Berryman, the poor-little-rich-girl heiress of one of America’s largest fortunes. Soon real life starts to seem like a bona fide adventure serial, complete with dramatic escapes, murderous plots, and a runaway air balloon. Will Darleen and Victorine be able to engineer their own happily-ever-after, or will the villains be victorious?

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