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Secret Starling, The

Judith Eagle

Illustrator: Jo Rioux

Ages: 12+

Published: 2021

Publisher: Walker Books/Candlewick Press

ISBN: 978-1-5362-1365-2

Keywords: ballet, friends,

An abandoned ballet slipper found in Braithwaite Manor leads Clara and her new friend Peter to revelations about her family's sinister secrets. Black-and-white full page illustrations.