Peck, Richard   <br/><br/>
Secrets at sea  
Richard Peck ; illustrated by Kelly Murphy 
 - New York   Puffin Books  2012. 
 - 238 pages   illustrations ;  20 cm 
<br/><br/> "First published in the U.S. by Dial Books for Young Readers, 2011."  Includes an excerpt from the author's "A Long way from Chicago." 
<br/><br/> In 1887, the social-climbing Cranstons voyage from New York to London, where they hope to find a husband for their awkward older daughter, secretly accompanied by Helena and her mouse siblings, for whom the journey is both terrifying and wondrous as they meet an array of titled humans despite their best efforts at remaining hidden. 
<br/><br/> 600L 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780142421833 0142421839 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>9780142421833 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Human-animal relationships<br/>Adventure and adventurers<br/>Mice<br/>Ocean travel<br/>Social classes<br/>Brothers and sisters
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Atlantic Ocean--History--19th century<br/>Atlantic Ocean.
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<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>jPec   17