TY - BOOK AU - Rix, Megan, TI - Florence and the mischievous kitten SN - 9780241369128 (paperback) U1 - 823.92 23 PY - 2019///. CY - London : PB - Puffin, KW - Nightingale, Florence, KW - Orphans KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Cats KW - Sisters KW - Chronic diseases KW - Factories KW - London (England) KW - History KW - Biographical fiction KW - lcgft KW - Historical fiction KW - Animal fiction N1 - "A grand lady, a great adventure" --Front cover; 7-9 years N2 - In a fancy house in London, a kitten called Scamp escapes through an open window and finds himself lost in the middle of the city. When Beth stumbles across the tiny kitten she finds that he belongs to none other than Miss Florence Nightingale, an unlikely friendship between the great lady, her mischievous kitten, and Beth the penniless orphan. Then Beth's sister Iris is struck down with a terrible illness and everyone blames the dreadful conditions at the factory where she works. And with Beth set to follow in her footsteps as a factory worker, it's not only Iris's fate that hangs in the balance... With the help of Beth's new friends, can the sisters build themselves a better future? ER -