Ask Me No Questions
Set in Victorian England, a carefully detailed novel slowly unravels the neighborhood secrets which at first confused Laura and Barty when they came to their aunt's to escape the cholera in London. Schlee used the viewpoints and principles of that time, basing the plot on historical facts surrounding the Drouet asylum of the 1840's which housed 1,400 workhouse paupers and about which Charles Dickens is known to have written impassioned articles. ©1982 Cooperative Children's Book Center
CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 14 and older
Age Range:
Grades 9-12 (Age 14 and older)
Format:
Novel
Subjects:
19th Century
Economic Hardship and Poverty
Historical Fiction
Illness and Disease
Oppression
Politics and Political Systems
Work and Labor
Publisher:
Holt, Rhinehart and Winston
Publish Year: 1982
Pages: 228
ISBN: 9780030615238
CCBC Location: Fiction, Schlee