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Tears of the Salamander

by Peter Dickinson
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Alfredo, a choir boy in 18th-century Italy, loses his family in a fire, and his mysterious Uncle Giorgio spirits him away to their ancestral home below a volcano. There he learns that Uncle Giorgio is the Master of the Mountain; he can control the volcano. He is also an alchemist, able to make gold from the tears of the fiery salamander he captured from the heart of the mountain. Alfredo is his heir, the next Master; and as Alfredo learns the history of his family and its power, he begins to suspect that his uncle is actually a fearsome sorcerer.
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Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Kindle Book

  • Release date: May 20, 2009

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  • ISBN: 9780307547934
  • Release date: May 20, 2009

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  • ISBN: 9780307547934
  • File size: 2031 KB
  • Release date: May 20, 2009
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Kindle Book
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subjects

Juvenile Fiction Historical Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:6.6
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:5

Alfredo, a choir boy in 18th-century Italy, loses his family in a fire, and his mysterious Uncle Giorgio spirits him away to their ancestral home below a volcano. There he learns that Uncle Giorgio is the Master of the Mountain; he can control the volcano. He is also an alchemist, able to make gold from the tears of the fiery salamander he captured from the heart of the mountain. Alfredo is his heir, the next Master; and as Alfredo learns the history of his family and its power, he begins to suspect that his uncle is actually a fearsome sorcerer.
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Juvenile Fiction Historical Fiction
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