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Davidson, Jenny

The Explosionist

453 pp. | HarperTeen | July, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-123975-5 $17.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-06-123976-2 $18.89
(4) YA This alternate history portrays Scotland in the early 1900s teetering toward a European war. Caught in the struggle is fifteen-year-old Sophie, a boarding school student skilled in explosives and spiritualism who finds herself playing a dangerous role in her country's fate. Sophie's world doesn't feel quite grounded or developed enough to be convincing; an appended author's note provides some clarification.
Reviewer: Lauren Maggio

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